TikTok 'Boat Challenge' Supposedly Leaves Four Dead In Alabama -- But That May Not Be The Whole Story??
perezhilton.comSome officials in the state of Alabama are pleading with social media users after they claim at least four people have died this year while filming videos in which they jump off moving boats.
This TikTok trend is apparently called the “boat challenge,” and according to some first responders in the Southern state, it’s apparently creating a lot of chaos and tragedy for those who attempt it. Related: Teen Shot & Killed By Off-Duty Corrections Officer While Doing TikTok Challenge In the social media challenge, TikTokers record videos of themselves and friends jumping off the sides and back of moving boats.
But because some of these boats are going really fast across the water, these stunts can sadly turn fatal in an instant. According to NBC News, rescue officials in Alabama say four people have died in that state over the last six months while trying to film these videos.
Captain Jim Dennis of the Childersburg Rescue Squad in the central part of the state just outside Birmingham is quoted as saying: OMG… Now, the actual stunt itself is not new.
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