YouTube prankster to face court over Brisbane bridge jump

A YOUTUBER is set to face court after being caught jumping off Brisbane’s Goodwill Bridge as part of a dangerous viral stunt.

A YouTube prankster has been charged by police after uploading a video of a risky jump off Brisbane’s Goodwill Bridge.

Luke Erwin has around 60,000 YouTube subscribers and was filmed leaping off the bridge as part of a viral challenge known as the ‘silly salmon’.

According to the rules of the challenge, if someone tells you to silly salmon then you must jump into the nearest body of water while moving around like a fish.

Those who take part in the challenge often try to find the highest vantage points to jump from in order to gain more online attention.

The video shows Erwin flailing around as he jumps off the bridge and plunges approximately 13 metres into Brisbane River.

The 23-year-old was arrested after security guards informed police he had jumped from the bridge at around 12.30pm on January 9.

Erwin’s friend Jackson O’Doherty, who was filming the jump, posted footage of the leap and subsequent arrest on his YouTube channel.

“He jumped off it, about 20 minutes later, we got arrested …. then it all just went south,” Mr O’Doherty said in another video.

This isn’t the first time Erwin has gained attention for his stunts after making headlines in December when he jumped from a balcony into the Bondi Icebergs pool while completing the same silly salmon challenge.

Bathers appeared shocked as the 23-year-old climbed over the balcony, appearing to hesitate for a moment, before throwing himself off the ledge and falling into the water.

Erwin will face the Brisbane Magistrates Court on February 19 charged with one count of unregulated high-risk behaviour.

— with AAP