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Two Girls, 12 and 13, Found Dead on Roof of NYC J Train in Suspected Subway‑Surfing Case

Police have opened an investigation into the deaths, with transit leaders accelerating deterrence efforts after a surge in social‑media‑driven train surfing.

Dos adolescentes fueron encontradas muertas en la cubierta de un subte de Nueva York: se presume que hacían surfing en trenes. Foto Dakota Santiago / The New York Times
El subway surfing es una práctica muy extendida en el metro de Nueva York. (AP Foto/Frank Franklin II, archivo)
Demetrius Crichlow, presidente de NYC Transit, calificó la muerte de las niñas como “una tragedia” y subrayó que el surf en el metro no es un juego.
Un surfista de trenes en Canadá, mientras el tren ingresa a una de las estaciones.

Overview

  • Responding officers found the girls around 3 a.m. on the roof of the last car at Marcy Avenue after the J train crossed the Williamsburg Bridge, and they were pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Relatives identified the 12-year-old as Zemfira Mukhtarov, while the other victim is 13, and local outlets reported the pair connected online and left home that night.
  • NYC Transit called the event a tragedy as the MTA advances countermeasures, including drone patrols, social‑media content removals, renewed public warnings, and tests of rubber tube barriers between cars.
  • An NBC News review counted 18 subway‑surfing deaths in New York across 2023–2024, and police had recorded three such fatalities in 2025 before this incident.
  • A wrongful‑death suit by a 2023 victim’s mother alleging TikTok and Meta promoted the behavior remains pending, and the companies have denied the claims.