US EditionTwo girls are found dead in New York after a fatal game of ‘subway surfing,’ authorities say
The deaths highlight a rising trend of subway surfing in New York, with five fatalities this year and 229 arrests last year, fueled by social media challenges, officials say.
- Two teenage girls were found dead atop a subway train in Brooklyn early on October 4, after reportedly participating in subway surfing, authorities said.
- The girls were pronounced dead at the scene after being discovered unconscious by police responding to a 911 call.
- New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow called it "heartbreaking" and emphasized that riding outside a subway train is "suicide."
- This incident reflects a growing trend, with six deaths linked to subway surfing in 2024, up from five in 2023, according to police reports.
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NEW YORK.- The NYPD found, on Saturday morning, two young people killed at a subway station in Brooklyn, in what the authorities described as an episode arising from the practice of subway surfing.Shortly after 3 a.m., police officers were contacted by a 911 call from Marcy Avenue Station, as reported by AP News.In that context, they found the two women who ended up being declared dead in the same place.The New York City President of Public Tran…
Teenagers found lifeless on the cover of a J Line training in Brooklyn seem to be the last victims of a popular death game.
Two teenage girls killed attempting sick 'subway surfer' TikTok trend
A subway surfer is seen on the roof of a 7 train car on July 10, 2025, in Queens, New York City (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images) Two teenage girls who climbed on top of a moving New York subway train for a sick social media stunt have been carried away in body bags. Police found the two unconscious women, one aged just 13, at the Marcy Avenue stop in Brooklyn just after 3am on Saturday. The girls, thought to be attempting the TikT…
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Irish IndependentTwo teenage girls killed in horror ‘subway surfing’ stunt in New York
The tragic incident brings the number of ‘subway surfing’ deaths in the city this year up to five
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