Don't try this at home...

A man in Burnaby, B.C., is recovering in hospital after an amateur attempt to film his own fake hanging nearly turned real.

The 23-year-old man and his 22-year-old friend went to a park in north Burnaby on Thursday afternoon to stage the mock hanging and capture it on video.

"The males thought they were well prepared and had taken the proper safety precautions by having the one male wear a harness," the RCMP said in a statement.