I find it hard to fathom that a 9 year old would find it enticing to black out to the point of death. I would think by the time a child is around 9 years old that they realize the reality of what death is. Nonetheless this is an absolute tragedy!
9-year-old dies in viral ‘blackout challenge’ horror as parents demand accountability: 'It's life or death'A Texas girl has died after accidentally strangling herself while taking part in the viral "blackout challenge," as her family is speaking out to warn other families of the dangerous trend sweeping social media.
JackLynn Blackwell, 9, was killed after she choked herself in the backyard of her family’s Stephenville home on Feb. 3, according to CBS News.
"She goes out to play like she always does, out in the yard. I noticed it’s kind of quiet — quieter than it should’ve been," her father, Curtis Blackwell, told the outlet as he described the moment he found his daughter.
"Then I saw her kind of around the corner that goes to the carport, saw her hair. I said, ‘JackLynn!’ I thought she was bending over playing ’cause she was always in that area playing, but she wasn’t playing."
The father quickly went to check on his daughter, who was found motionless with a cord wrapped around her neck..........
https://www.foxnews.com/us/9-year-old-dies-viral-blackout-challenge-horror-parents-demand-accountability-its-life-death
