At least four people have died in recent months as a result of a deadly new TikTok trend, which has tragically led to some victims dying instantly or drowning. It comes amid a worrying growth of fatal videos that have seen teens in the UK lose their lives.
The new trend, dubbed 'boat jumping' has been responsible for a string of deaths in the US, according to authorities in Alabama. Videos show participants jumping off speeding boats, only for them die on impact or drown due to their injuries, says Captain Jim Dennis of the Childersburg Rescue Squad.
He explained: "[In the] last six months we have had four drownings that were easily avoidable. They were doing a TikTok challenge. It's where you get in a boat going at a high rate of speed, you jump off the side of the boat, don't dive, you're jumping off feet first and you just kinda lean into the water."
