12-year-old girl, Milagros Soto, dies after TikTok choking challenge

12-year-old girl, Milagros Soto, dies after TikTok choking challenge

12-year-old girl in Argentina died this week after attempting the deadly “choking challenge” made popular on TikTok.

Milagros Soto had been discovered dead in her home after allegedly participating in the viral choking challenge.

The little girl was found hanging from a makeshift noose, local outlet El Litoral reported.

“We are inconsolable [because] we gave her so much love,” the victim’s aunt Laura Luque told Jam Press of the tragedy, which occurred on January 13 in the city of Capitán Bermudez, Santa Fe Province.

Also known as the “blackout challenge,” this dangerous stunt encourages internet users to asphyxiate themselves until passing out.