The family repeatedly tried to dissuade Cayden, warning him of the dangers of train surfing, and even taking his cell phone away, but it wasn’t enough to stop him. — Image by freepik
Cayden Thompson had became enraptured by subway surfing months before he died last Monday atop a G train in Brooklyn.
The 11-year-old’s family said he was captivated, like other NYC kids, by videos of others, lured into the stunt by those who share their own exploits and through posts on social media. It’s a powerful force experts say is tough for kids to resist.
