Overview
- Officers were called around 6:20 p.m. Saturday to a Judson Street home in Albany, where they found an unresponsive juvenile as her mother performed CPR.
- The child was transported to Albany Medical Center and was pronounced dead at the hospital.
- School officials said the accident was apparently connected to a dangerous social-media challenge on TikTok, without identifying the specific trend.
- Police have determined the death was accidental and are withholding additional details, including the student’s identity.
- Authorities and school leaders urge parents to speak with children about online challenge risks, noting past harms tied to detergent pods, high-dose Benadryl and asphyxiation attempts.