The internet prankster who made headlines for plunging into Bondi’s iconic Icebergs pool from a balcony has been arrested for performing a similar stunt in Brisbane.
Luke Erwin was filmed climbing over the fence of the Goodwill Bridge in South Bank and leaping in to the water, acting like a ‘silly salmon’.
Footage shows Mr Erwin wriggle with his arms flailing as he plunges nearly 13 metres into the Brisbane River, after being egged on by friend Jackson O’Doherty.
A 23-year-old man was arrested after jumping off the Goodwill Bridge in South Bank, Brisbane, on a dare
The bridge is nearly 13 metres above the level of the Brisbane River, which runs below
Shortly after, the pair were approached by police, who did not find their prank entertaining in the slightest.
Officers were filmed speaking to the pair after confiscating their camera and SD card, and the men were issued a court date for February.
A spokesperson for Queensland Police told Daily Mail Australia a 23-year-old man from Elderslie, NSW was charged with one count of unregulated high-risk activity.
Officers will allege in court that around 12.30pm on January 9, the man jumped off the Goodwill Bridge into the Brisbane River.
Police confiscated the camera used to film the jump as well as the SD card inside
Mr Erwin (right) and his friend Jackson O’Doherty (left) say officers did not return the SD card
The pair said in a separate video their camera had been returned late in the afternoon, but upon finding more footage of allegedly illegal activity, officers kept the SD card.
Police told the men they could have it back after next month’s court date. Mr Erwin will appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on February 19.
Last month, Mr Erwin was filmed jumping into Bondi’s Icebergs swimming pool in Sydney, as bathers looked on in shock.
He appeared hesitant about the distance from the balcony to the pool below, which was only two metres deep, but eventually climbed over the balcony.
After discarding his phone, he jumped from the balcony still wearing his shoes, t-shirt, and shorts and landing only a few metres from other swimmers.
Families watching on from elsewhere in the popular venue appeared shocked to see Erwin suddenly plummet into the pool.
Prankster Luke Erwin jumped off the Sydney’s Bondi Icebergs balcony into the pool metres from other swimmers
After discarding his phone, he jumped from the balcony still wearing his shoes, t-shirt, and shorts and landing only a few metres from other swimmers
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