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MTA Faces Challenges In Preventing Subway Surfing Deaths

This September 2021 photo shows Ka'Von Wooden who died in December 2022 while subway surfing a J line subway train in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Wooden was 15 years old. (Y'Vonda Maxwell via AP

In recent years, a dangerous trend known as 'subway surfing' has claimed the lives of several young individuals in New York City. This risky practice involves individuals, often young boys, climbing on top of moving subway trains, seeking thrills and social media attention.

One tragic incident involved a 15-year-old named Ka’Von Wooden, who had a passion for trains and aspired to become a train operator. However, his life was cut short when he fell from the roof of a moving J train in Brooklyn onto the tracks of the Williamsburg Bridge.

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