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Girl, 12, dies after sick TikTok choking challenge: ‘Someone encouraged her’ | New York Post

A 12-year-old girl in Argentina died this week after attempting the deadly “choking challenge” first popularized on TikTok.

“We are inconsolable [because] we gave her so much love,” the victim’s aunt Laura Luque told Jam Press of the tragedy, which occurred on January 13 in the city of Capitán Bermudez, Santa Fe Province.

Her niece Milagros Soto had been discovered dead in her home after allegedly participating in the viral “choking challenge” — one of several fatal fads to circulate on TikTok. The little girl was found hanging from a makeshift noose, local outlet El Litoral reported.

Also known as the “blackout challenge,” this dangerous stunt encourages internet clout-seekers to asphyxiate themselves until passing out. Experts have warned that the bizarre viral trend is potentially dangerous — and can result in fainting, brain damage, seizures and worse.

Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/01/17/12-year-old-girl-dies-in-sick-tiktok-choking-challenge/

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