Days After Teenager’s Tragic Fate, Fatal Subway Surfing Trend Claims Another Young Victim

In the sweltering heat of summer, most people prefer to spend their time in or near water. Water sports like swimming, surfing, and just lounging by a pool fall under this category. Young people are constantly adapting their lives to keep up with the latest trends of their age, yet viral social media trends may throw a wrench into their plans. Many people have died this year as a result of the new practice of “subway surfing,” which originated after footage of youngsters leaping on trains and attempting to surf on them while they were moving went viral online. Just recently, another tragic incident happened when a boy attempting to subway surf in New York City tragically plummeted to his own death, shocking officials and everyone else.

Internet users and New York City residents alike were devastated by the news of the 14-year-old who had tragically lost his life while subway surfing. CBS News reported the story, given that this was the second fatality related to this ridiculous trend in a matter of days.

Surfing is not meant to be on the trains

There is a lot of foot traffic at the Queensboro Plaza station in Long Island City, Queens. A 14-year-old youngster trying to subway surf Thursday night met with a tragic end when he tumbled from a 7 train and into the rails. Paramedics transported the young boy to the adjacent Long Island Jewish Medical Center while there was still a chance he might be spared from the sad catastrophe. However, due to his severe head damage, the youngster was pronounced dead.

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The incident, as reported by CBS News, horrified New Yorkers who saw yet another innocent life taken by this ridiculous online fad. A 14-year-old Brooklyn youngster met the same awful end on June 22 after being shoved from an L train, also suffering severe injuries. Another guy who joined him on this crazy mission also suffered severe injuries when he was pushed from the subway car.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority reported that there were 52 cases of people using the subway without being inside a vehicle in February and 58 cases in January. Mayor Eric Adams has criticized social media for encouraging young people to attempt the risky prank, and he has urged platforms like TikTok to remove such content.

Authorities are raising concerns regarding this online fad

Following the tragic events of the last week, the MTA released a statement from NYC Transit President Richard Davey. When addressing the large group of young people, Davey remarked, “I am looking at you and imploring you to find something else to do.” He encouraged the audience to “be brave and talk to them about why this is wrong” if they knew anybody who had tried this ridiculous fad.

Davey continued by saying that if their children are exposed to “subway surfing,” parents should explain that it is “not a game.” The MTA has also promised to increase security in light of recent events that have terrified the whole country.

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