Oregon Teen Sustains Severe Burn Injuries Over TikTok Video Challenge
An Oregon teen sustained third-degree burns after attempting her version of a trend that was made famous on the social media app TikTok. Identified as Destini Crane, ABC 7 reported that the 13-year-old was in the hospital for two weeks due to the third-degree burns she sustained on her neck and right arm.
Insider reported that the family of the Oregon teen believed that Crane set herself on fire while she was trying to follow a trend on TikTok in their bathroom.
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Oregon Teen Burns Herself Over TikTok Video Challenge
The incident that burned the Oregon teen occurred on May 13. Crane's sister, Andrea Crane, confirmed with ABC News that the victim had a bottle of rubbing alcohol, a lighter, and a candle inside the bathroom where she was supposed to record her TikTok video. The family also believed that the Oregon teen was trying to make a content where someone draws a shape using a flammable liquid on a mirror, then lights it on fire.
"I was in the living room talking with my mom and I hear her screaming out my name," said Kimberly Crane, the mother of the victim. Kimberly mentioned that the bathroom door and everything, including the Oregon teen, were on fire.
Because of the tragic incident, the victim underwent three skin-grafting surgeries. Destini Crane was also placed in the hospital's intensive care unit since May 14 and has not been fully aware of what happened. The 13-year-old is also under pain medication.
"Because of the burns she's going to have limited mobility," said Crane's sister, adding that the victim will undergo physical therapy "to keep her mobility." Furthermore, the family is expecting that the Oregon teen will be able to move to the burn unit of the hospital she is currently in for further care. Destini's family did not reveal which hospital she is staying in.
New York Post pointed out that the mother and sister of the Oregon teen were sharing their story to encourage families to be "more present" in the social media activity of their children. Crane's mother emphasized the importance of "having transparency" with the children and asking them about their activities.
Other Dangerous TikTok Video Challenge
Apart from the challenge that the Oregon teen fell as a victim, Insider noted that TikTok is also the home of dangerous trends and contents in recent years. TikTok banned the "skull breaking challenge last year" that involved two people kicking the legs from underneath a third, airborne person, which will make them fall over. Multiple injuries were reported to surface from the "skull breaking challenge."
TikTok allows people aged 13 years old, like the Oregon teen, and above to make an account and use their service. However, the policy of the social media app prohibits content that shows dangerous challenges or amateur stunts, as well as videos that promote or normalize such behavior.
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WATCH: Portland Teen in ICU after attempting fire TikTok challenge - from KPTV FOX 12 Oregon
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