Two young men died while 'BART surfing'

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>> A social media trend claims the lives of two young men in the Bay area. People climbing on top of Bart trains and attempting to surf them. The two deaths come in. In just the past two weeks. Good evening everyone. I'm Mike Mibach and I'm Julie Julie Haener, the teenagers died when they fell from a moving Bart train. >> KTVU Is Alice Works joins us now. She's at the Glen Park Bart station with the connection. She is discovered between the two young men, Alice as. >> Yes, that's right. This was a tragic case that happened within two weeks of yet another one. A young male traveling on top of a Bart train at a high speed just outside of Daly City. It was along this line heading out of San Francisco towards Millbrae just after 9 a.m. on Sunday morning, the male high school student from San Francisco fell from the top of the train as it was moving trains reached speeds of up to 40 miles an hour. Here Gateway Charter School in San Francisco identified the victim as one of their students, saying in a statement, we received the heartbreaking news that one of our students died on Sunday. Our condolences go out to the students family. The mother of an 18 year old boy who also died last month from the same stunt near the Balboa station, had cautioned the late teen on social media just a week ago, warning him of the deadly risk that also claimed her son's life. Even after acknowledging the woman's loss, the teenager continued posting high risk behavior videos online. Whether it was for likes or the adventure, Sunday's post was his last ride. >> The social media world has really complicated matters. On how, um, children and young adults for that matter, sort of mimic behavior, according to the chair of the Department of Public Health at CSU East Bay, Ana mukherji, social media creates complexities when raising kids. Unfortunately, you know that puts a lot of pressure on both families and, you know, adults that are close to these children to be able to impress upon them, um, the real consequences of doing some of these actions. Mukherjee says parents can't caution their kids enough against the dangers of what's online. We have to be very keen to observe what our children are doing. >> Reaction from Bart riders was shock. Someone else said it was like a teenager. >> I don't know what was going on, but that's like really dangerous. >> Reporter Victoria says she rides Bart frequently. She shared videos of risky stunts, are easily found on social media. >> I have not seen that, but I'm also more on Facebook. I think some people are more active on TikTok or Instagram, so I think it really depends on like the what you see surfacing. >> Bobby Herrera lives in the mission and shared. He knows teens are always doing reckless things, even himself. Once, way back. No, not like that. >> You know? But, um, yeah, I mean, there's, you know, there's always crazy stuff going on. Dirt bikes in the street, people bombing down the hills at the Dolores Park on their skateboard and stuff. >> And Gateway Charter Schools says they're providing resources and support to both the family and the extended community, saying any time a student is lost in a tragedy, it's a traumatic event for everyone. >> Yeah, it's a horrifying story for parents, especially maybe parents spend more time talking with their children
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Channel: KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco
Views: 75,220
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Keywords: BART, social media trend, social media challenge, BART surfing
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Length: 3min 25sec (205 seconds)
Published: Wed Feb 14 2024
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