A young girl was found dead at her home in Santa Fe, Argentina, after attempting a viral social media challenge.
12-year-old Milagros Soto was living streaming for her friends and classmates to see as she attempted the so-called ‘blackout challenge’ that is trending on TikTok.
The viral challenge, also known as the pass-out challenge, shows people recording themselves holding their breath in for as long as possible. Some also take the challenge a dangerous step further by using props like ropes in the process.
As Milagros’ aunt, Laura Luque, revealed in her interview with TeleNueve, her niece attempted the challenge without her family’s knowledge after being dared to do it via a link her friends had sent her.
In the shocking video that was live-streamed, Milagros was seen struggling to remove the rope she had tied around her neck before collapsing in front of her phone.
“We have a lot of doubts about everything that happened. She was a very smart girl. She suffered a lot of bullying,” Luque told El Trece TV station.
“She told us that nobody liked her at school because they said she looked pretty, because she was blonde and had light blue eyes.”
The distraught aunt added: “She was a happy person. unbelievable. An excellent niece, granddaughter, daughter. A very studious girl because we have nothing else to say because everyone here knew her as the girl who smiled with those big eyes.”
Following the tragic incident, the police launched an investigation into the girl’s death.
“We are in a society where if you don’t do this you’re not part of the group, if you don’t do what we tell you, you’re (worthless). This is ongoing, it’s being investigated, and I’m not going to stop until I know what happened to Milli. All I know is that she wouldn’t have been able to take her own life,” the aunt added.
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