According to reports, a 12-year-old Argentinian girl passed away after attempting a dangerous "choking challenge" that has been circulating on TikTok.
"We are inconsolable [because] we gave her so much love," the victim's aunt Laura Luque, shared with Jam Press about the tragic incident that occurred on January 13th, in the city of Capitán Bermudez, Santa Fe Province.
According to an autopsy report obtained by the Argentinian newspaper El Litoral, Milagros Soto was found with a rope wrapped around her neck when her father arrived home from work on Friday and found her body lifeless in her bedroom.
Per reports, she was streaming the challenge live to her school friends when the incident happened. It is said that she had attempted the challenge twice successfully but failed to remove the noose on the third try, as reported by Jam Press.
Soto's aunt alleged that the student had received a message on WhatsApp with a link to the challenge after facing bullying at school.
"I believe someone encouraged her to do it," the bereaved relative stated. "She suffered a lot with bullying."
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Also known as the "blackout challenge," the dangerous stunt that encourages participants to asphyxiate themselves until passing out, has been blamed for the death of at least 20 kids since mid-2021, as reported by the Daily Beast.
Experts have warned that this viral trend can result in fainting, brain damage, seizures and even death, according to the New York Post. The media outlet reported that TikTok is facing wrongful death lawsuits after two girls from California had fatally hanged themselves after watching "blackout challenge" videos on the social media platform.
"TikTok did not respond to the request for comment from The Post. In the past, the streaming platform has denied responsibility for the ongoing issue, stating that injuries resulting from 'choking game' among young people predate the blackout challenge.
In the meantime, TikTok users have been encouraged to flag anybody engaged in the choking challenge by clicking the symbol that says ‘Report,’" The Post states.
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