{"id":13647,"date":"2026-06-11T17:02:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T17:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=13647"},"modified":"2026-06-11T17:02:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T17:02:18","slug":"6th-grader-chokes-to-death-in-ny-school-during-apparent-tiktok-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=13647","title":{"rendered":"6th-grader chokes to death in NY school during apparent TikTok challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || 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\/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A Yonkers middle school student tragically died after choking in school Wednesday morning in what might have been connected to a social media trend, according to officials and a report.<\/p>\n<p>A sixth grade boy suffered the medical emergency and became unresponsive inside Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community School around 11:40 a.m., according to Yonkers school officials.<\/p>\n<p>First responders attempted to revive the 12-year-old, but he was pronounced dead after he was brought to St. Joseph\u2019s Hospital, school officials said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39645466\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img 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50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\"\/><figcaption>A 6th grade boy tragically died after choking in school Wednesday morning in what might have been connected to a social media trend. <span class=\"credit\">Google Maps<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\n<p>\u201cAs police investigate the nature of the medical emergency, we remain focused on caring for his classmates, teachers and staff who are in terrible pain,\u201d Yonkers Public Schools Superintendent Anibal Soler, Jr. said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Police were probing if the \u201cOne Bite\u201d TikTok challenge was possibly behind the choking death, News 12 reported.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The student might have been eating a donut, the outlet reported, citing authorities.<\/p>\n<p>A message to Yonkers police was not immediately 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