Schoolies teenagers have been spotted hanging off the edge of balconies at high-rise hotels, putting their lives in serious danger.
Ex-students were snapped sitting on the ledge of a balcony at least nine floors above the ground at Focus Apartments, on the Gold Coast, on Sunday afternoon.
‘They were up there sitting on the edge and yelling and throwing things to each other between floors for more than an hour. It was definitely very dangerous,’ a witness who snapped the shocking moment told the Courier Mail.
Schoolies teenagers were spotted hanging off the edge of their balconies at Focus Apartments, on the Gold Coast, on Sunday afternoon
Despite the stunt, Queensland Police said they were ‘pleased with the overall crowd behaviour’ after Monday night’s celebrations (school-leavers pictured)
Deadly stunts on balconies have caused problems for police in past years
Deadly stunts on balconies have caused problems for police in past years.
Last year, a 17-year-old boy was taken to hospital with a fractured pelvis after falling from his second-floor balcony at 3am.
In 2015, two 17-year-old boys were charged with committing an unregulated high-risk behaviour and taken to court after climbing between floors of their hotel.
Balcony hopping was an even bigger problem in 2013, with countless teenagers photographed jumping across into other apartments.
Three boys who posted a photo clinging off the edge of their 23rd floor highrise apartment were publicly shamed after boasting about their antics.
Schoolies kicked off on Saturday night, with 20,000 teenagers expected to flood the Gold Coast
Bruce Kuhn from Queensland Police said the force ‘won’t tolerate anything to do with drugs’ for the remainder of the party period (pictured are teenagers celebrating Schoolies)
Queensland police said they were ‘pleased with the overall crowd behaviour’ after Monday night’s celebrations.
They arrested 17 schoolies on 29 offences overnight, mainly for drug possession offences. Only one of those arrested was a female.
Fifteen schoolies were also issued with liquor infringements notices, while there were seven ‘toolies’ arrested on eight charges relating to public nuisance and drug possession.
Bruce Kuhn from Queensland Police said the force ‘won’t tolerate anything to do with drugs’ for the remainder of the party period.
So far the most common drug police are finding on school leavers is MDMA.
Two people were arrested this week after 24,000 ecstasy pills worth $1 million were seized in the Fortitude Valley area.
They were allegedly meant to be sold during schoolies week.
Two people were arrested this week after 24,000 ecstasy pills worth $1 million were seized in the Fortitude Valley area