Police issue warning as new Facebook craze claims teen victim

One of the people takes part in the new craze

Police warn people about a new Facebook craze that could cost more lives after a teenager drowned riding his bike into the water.

This craze is known as A l’eau ou au resto - into the water or to the restaurant. It involves people daring each other to hurl themselves into the water fully clothed or pay for a meal at a restaurant.
It has already claimed its first victim - a 19-year-old boy who rode his bike off the edge of the quayside in Beganne, France, drowned while being filmed by a friend.
Police said on Facebook: “Don’t be influenced by a stupid phenomenon of the moment.”

Videos of people taking part in the dare have already been posted on YouTube featuring  a young man who swigs from a bottle of beer before riding a bike down a ramp and into the canal.
In another, a woman is seen tottering on the water’s edge in high heels.
As she goes to jump she loses her footing and bangs her legs on the edge of the boards she is trying to dive off.

 

 

 



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