Family: Colorado boy in hospital after TikTok ‘blackout challenge’

Joshua Haileyesus’ twin brother found him passed out in the bathroom of the Aurora, Colorado, family’s home March 22, and doctors have told relatives the boy is brain dead, KCNC-TV reported. — Reuters

DENVER: A 12-year-old boy from suburban Denver is in critical condition after his family believes he tried a TikTok challenge that dares people to choke themselves until they lose consciousness.

Joshua Haileyesus’ twin brother found him passed out in the bathroom of the Aurora, Colorado, family’s home March 22, and doctors have told relatives the boy is brain dead, KCNC-TV reported.