A 12-year-old Argentine girl died this week after parking her car in a deadly place and popular ‘choking challenge’, a popular trend on social media video sharing apps TikTok.
The girl’s death was one of several famous cases of children dying trying to strangle themselves to the point of unconsciousness.
Milagros Soto died on January 13 in the city of Capitán Bermudez, Santa Fe province, according to family members, who said they were “inconsolable” and added that they “gave her so much love love”.
Family grieve over young girl’s senseless death: ‘We gave her so much love’
“We can’t calm down [because] We have given her so much love,” the victim’s aunt Laura Luque told Jam Press of the tragedy.
Soto’s body was discovered at her home after allegedly participating in a “suffocation” or “blackout” challenge that went viral on TikTok. Baby girl found hanged with a makeshift noose, local shop El Litoral report.
A 12-year-old Argentine girl has died after performing a gruesome “suffocation challenge” popularized by TikTok. Let’s see how Milagros Soto died and her cause of death in detail.#MilagrosSoto
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The trend, one of many viral challenges on social media, encourages influence seekers to literally suffocate them until they pass out.
Health experts warn the virus’s dangerous trend can lead to fainting, brain damage, seizures and even death.
Soto Among Some Children Who Die From “Suffocation Trial,” Filed Two Wrongful Deaths
Soto was among the children who died in the TikTok challenge. Over the summer, UK youth Leon Brown, 14, and Archie Battersbee, 12, were both presumed dead due to the same viral trend, The Shade Room previously reported.
Leon’s mother, Lauryn Keating, told the Daily Record she discovered her son’s lifeless body in his room at their Cumbernauld home on August 25.
During the summer, the Social Media Victim Law Center — a legal resource for the relatives of children harmed by social media — announced that it had filed two wrongful lawsuits on behalf of two similarly devastated parents.
simple reports that both 8-year-old Lalani Erika from Texas and 9-year-old Arriani Jaileen Arroyo from Wisconsin have died after participating in a “blackout challenge.”
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– TikTok Death (@TikTokDeath) August 25, 2022
Other viral TikTok challenges send kids to the hospital, including the “One Chip Challenge”
In September, The Shade Room reported on another TikTok challenge, in which participants endured the extremely spicy “One Chip Challenge,” a punch so powerful that it sent people to the hospital. .
The challenge is a constant challenge given by PaquiThe flavored tortilla chip company is behind the viral trend.
This year’s “One Chip Challenge” features the infamous Carolina Reaper Chip, long considered the hottest chili in the world with 1,641,183 Scoville units.
Health officials and medical experts have called the trend dangerous after it sent many people to the hospital – including children – in intense pain.
One TikToker, @angela_b157, posted a video that is currently going viral showing her niece being hospitalized after participating in the challenge, which has garnered nearly 20 million views since this article was published. .
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Authorities warn of other dangerous TikTok trends, including cooking chicken in NyQuil and the “Kia Challenge”
Also in September, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned the public against using over-the-counter drugs to cook food after a TikToker posted a video using NyQuil to cook their chicken, as previously reported by Shade room.
The video posted nearly a year ago may have caused a “social challenge,” and the FDA is working to ensure that social media users are using OTC medications safely.
The video was later deleted, but shows the user frying two chicken breasts in a pan containing the flu drug NyQuil.
In October, authorities also warned the public about the “Kia Challenge.”
Four teenagers hit a car in Buffalo while challenging the viral TikTok “Kia challenge”
The “Kia Challenge” is a viral Tiktok challenge that teaches viewers how to steal a Kia/Hyundai car with a USB cord and screwdriver, then drive it at 60/90 miles/ hour and turn left and right pic.twitter.com/6DlrkbOTAI
– OSG (@OloriSupergal) October 27, 2022
Four teenagers were killed in a car crash in Buffalo – among the victims was a young mother – while performing a dangerous TikTok challenge in which participants stole cars with just wires USB and screwdriver, as previously reported by Shade room.
WGRZ confirmed the identities of the victims: Marcus Webster, 19, Swazin Swindle, 17, Kevin Payne, 16, and Ahjanae Harper, 14.
All four people were killed when the stolen Kia they were driving crashed Monday morning, the force of which ejected them and another passenger, leaving only two survivors.
