A Brisbane teenager is lucky to be alive after he was choked in class as part of a dangerous game.
Queensland Police confirmed the incident to news.com.au which occurred on Thursday at Albany Creek State High School after the Yr 11 boy allegedly took part in the ‘choking game’.
A spokesman for Queensland Police said police continue to investigate the circumstances of it.
The Queensland Department of Education told news.com.au an ambulance was called to attend for an injured child.
“The incident has been reviewed by the school and disciplinary consequences applied in line
with the school’s Student Code of Conduct,” a spokesperson for the department said.
According to The Courier Mail the incident resulted in only a one-day suspension for the boy alleged to have choked his classmate.
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Students, according to the publication watched the alleged victim blacken out, hit his head on a desk before falling to the floor and began having seizures.
Bafflingly, the boy posted a selfie from his hospital bed with his neck in a brace and his eye swollen and blackened.
“ty (thank you) to everyone who’s asked abt (about) me,’’ he posted on social media platform Snapchat.
“i (sic) appreciate you and i will get back to you as soon.’’
What is the choking game?
Anecdotal evidence suggests children have been playing versions of the choking game for decades.
It’s instructions were once spread through word of mouth but now, with millions of how-to videos online more and more children are falling victim to it.
A quick YouTube search turns up more than 36 million results for “how to play pass out game” and more than half a million more for “how to play choking game,” which include everything from news reports to homemade tutorials.
In 2021 a heartbroken Australian mother urged parents to check their child’s social media activity after her teenage son tragically lost his life in what is believed to be a TikTok challenge gone wrong.
James Boyd-Gergely was just 14 years old when he was believed to have accidentally died after taking part in TikTok’s Blackout Challenge last year.
His mum, Vanessa Boyd, said her caring son had been living on a farm in the NSW town of Laagan, in the Southern Tablelands, in the height of covid lockdowns, when he was found dead on the front veranda on April 22, 2020.
Ms Boyd believes her son had been pressured into participating in the viral social media challenge, where users dare each other to choke themselves until they lose consciousness.
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James had been home alone during covid-related school closures when he is believed to have tried to film himself carrying out a terrifying stunt.
Ms Boyd did not believe her son’s death was intentional, but was likely the result of peer pressure on social media and the result of being isolated during lockdown.
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