Blackout Challenge Left CO Boy On Life Support Things To Know AURORA, CO — A 12-year-old boy in Aurora, Colorado, was placed on life support following an attempt at a dangerous internet challenge, his family said.
Joshua Haileyesus was found by his twin brother passed out on the bathroom floor and not breathing on March 22, according to a post the family made on its GoFundMe campaign to help pay for his medical care.
He was attempting the “blackout challenge,” which encourages participants to choke themselves until they pass out, after reportedly seeing it on social media.
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e86ffd89780001fe394e
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e86ffd89780001fe3951
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e871fd89780001fe3955
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e873fd89780001fe3961
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e874fd89780001fe396b
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e876fd89780001fe3972
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e878fd89780001fe3980
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e879fd89780001fe3987
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e87bfd89780001fe398b
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e87dfd89780001fe3996
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e87efd89780001fe399f
https://vocus.cc/editor/6158e880fd89780001fe39a5
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e882fd89780001fe39ac
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e883fd89780001fe39b4
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e885fd89780001fe39bb
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e886fd89780001fe39c1
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e888fd89780001fe39ca
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e88afd89780001fe39d2
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e88bfd89780001fe39d9
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e88dfd89780001fe39e3
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e88efd89780001fe39e9
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e942fd89780001fe3c95
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e942fd89780001fe3c99
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e944fd89780001fe3c9e
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e945fd89780001fe3ca7
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e946fd89780001fe3cad
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e948fd89780001fe3cb9
https://vocus.cc/article/6158e949fd89780001fe3cc1
https://ideone.com/JyeYtU
http://paste.akingi.com/7y7A24bu
https://pasteio.com/xGIlCPJmeDwB
https://paste.feed-the-beast.com/view/98aed1ca
https://controlc.com/aeca780b
https://paste.ee/p/u88je
https://pastebin.com/kf53jFVL
http://recampus.ning.com/profiles/blogs/hdfgfdgdgd
https://webhitlist.com/m/discussion?id=6368021%3ATopic%3A20843292
http://www.myslimfix.com/profiles/blogs/hdfgfdgdgd
https://www.onfeetnation.com/profiles/blogs/hdfgfdgdgd
https://paste.in/owgc2c
https://caribbeanfever.com/photo/albums/hdfgfdgdgd
https://paiza.io/projects/18TW6BG8W4F2lJyaNK7exA
https://bitbin.it/MGNgok7N/
https://pastelink.net/3irsk
https://jsfiddle.net/8v6rac7p/
https://pasteio.com/xVWDFreWQasK
https://controlc.com/68b91f1a
https://paste.ee/p/TA59s
https://ideone.com/iH0U2r
https://pastebin.com/15tPANaW
http://paste.akingi.com/2DxkhQvP
http://paste.akingi.com/2DxkhQvP
http://www.mpaste.com/p/89Tmzg7
http://codepad.org/ETAmwC37
https://paste.tbee-clan.de/Ryqcs#
https://paste.tbee-clan.de/Ryqcs
https://apaste.info/7F39
https://pastelink.net/3irt3
https://paste.feed-the-beast.com/view/551e0dd4
https://www.pastery.net/zngtub/
https://bitbin.it/cShqBTrr/
https://paiza.io/projects/RlLlWFjPJsrbIH9ij7BbRw?language=php
https://paiza.io/projects/5Ej1Z5Qd8OIK4TKt-IFt9Q?language=php
https://paste.in/3ir8jN
https://notes.io/JQAG
http://paste.jp/467e6bd5/
https://onlinegdb.com/blzUvnbkI
https://p.teknik.io/UUTu5
https://onecompiler.com/php/3xd9az3he
https://onlinegdb.com/blzUvnbkI
https://p.teknik.io/UUTu5
https://onecompiler.com/php/3xd9az3he
https://onecompiler.com/java/3xd9az8x4
https://pastebin.com/RQ5FKscD
https://www.onfeetnation.com/profiles/blogs/gfdgfdgf-gf-dggdg-fdgfgd
https://webhitlist.com/profiles/blogs/gfdgfdgf-gf-dggdg-fdgfgd
http://mcdonaldauto.ning.com/profiles/blogs/gfdgfdgf-gf-dggdg-fdgfgd
http://recampus.ning.com/profiles/blogs/gfdgfdgf-gf-dggdg-fdgfgd
https://caribbeanfever.com/profiles/blogs/gfdgfdgf-gf-dggdg-fdgfgd
https://webhitlist.com/forum/topics/gfdgfdgf-gf-dggdg-fdgfgd
http://www.myslimfix.com/profiles/blogs/gfdgfdgf-gf-dggdg-fdgfgd
https://www.peeranswer.com/question/6158e00b2b0cc85b227f5e89
https://www.peeranswer.com/social/group/56abd9b49c8b915d2a97f809
https://webhitlist.com/forum/topics/gfdgfdgf-gf-dggdg-fdgfgd-1
http://beterhbo.ning.com/profiles/blogs/gfdgfdgf-gf-dggdg-fdgfgd
https://caribbeanfever.com/photo/albums/gfdgfdgf-gf-dggdg-fdgfgd
http://beterhbo.ning.com/profiles/blogs/gfdgfdgf-gf-dggdg-fdgfgd-1
http://zacriley.ning.com/photo/albums/gfdgfdgf-gf-dggdg-fdgfgd
http://taylorhicks.ning.com/photo/albums/gfdgfdgf-gf-dggdg-fdgfgd
It’s unknown how long Haileyesus wasn’t breathing for and his brother attempted to resuscitate him until an ambulance arrived, the family wrote. Doctors have said his survival from the incident is “extremely unlikely.”
His father, Haileyesus Zeryihun, told news station KMGH he wants people to see what his family is going through because of the challenge. He said parents and their children should be more cautious of what they engage with online or else it could result in the same deadly consequences of the Blackout Challenge.
Find out what’s happening in Denver with free, real-time updates from Patch.
Your email address
Let’s go!
“This is something that kids need to be given to be taught, to be counseled. Because this is a serious thing,” Haileyesus Zeryihun told the news outlet. “It’s not a joke at all. And you can treat it as if somebody is holding a gun. This is how dangerous this is.”
Here are some things to know about the deadly game:
What Is The Challenge?
It’s known by several names including “the choking game,” “speed dreaming,” “blackout challenge” and “good kid’s high.” Whatever it’s called, it always involves the same thing: people, primarily children, intentionally choke themselves or others in an attempt to feel a lightheaded euphoria without having to buy alcohol or drugs, according to Time magazine.
The game has been around since as early as the 1990s and awareness was primarily spread through word-of-mouth. However, in recent years, it has gained traction online where it can spread more easily to people.
Have People Died From It?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention commissioned a report on the game and found that, from 1995 to 2007, 82 people have died in the United States because of it. Most of the victims were boys between the ages of 11 to 16.
Although the CDC hasn’t studied the choking game since then, the agency did report more than 1,400 children have died from accidental hanging or strangulation from 2000 to 2015, according to Time.
Have Websites Tried To Stop It?
A search on TikTok of terms associated with the choking game did not pull up any related videos on the platform. A company spokesperson said in a statement to Patch the platform removes any content that violates its policy against suicide, self-harm and dangerous acts.
