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Parents Warn About Online Challenge After Girl's Death

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A Texas couple is warning about a social media trend they say cost their 9-year-old daughter her life. Curtis and Wendi Blackwell of Stephenville said their only child, JackLynn, died last month after trying the so-called "blackout challenge," in which people restrict their own breathing—often with cords or belts—...

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JackLynn Blackwell, 9, died from the internet challenge. Now her parents are urging other adults to be careful. “It’s a matter of life and death,” says father Curtis Blackwell.

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A 9-year-old girl, JackLynn Blackwell, died in Texas after participating in the so-called ‘blackout challenge’, a dangerous viral challenge that consists of suffocating herself to unconsciousness. The tragic incident occurred on February 3 in the courtyard of her home in the city of Stephenville. According to her father, [...] The post Girl loses her life after attempting a deadly viral challenge appeared first on Diario Digital Cronio de El Sal…

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Diario Digital Cronio de El Salvador broke the news in on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
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