Every time I go on social media I see half naked women, scammers and some kind of challenge. There was the Ice Bucket Challenge, the Kylie Jenner Challenge and now kids are doing something called the Duck Tape Challenge and it is dangerous. A teenager from Washington is making headlines after he nearly died after doing thee duct tape challenge. Check out the rest of the story after the jump.

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A 14 year old boy was sent to the hospital with 48 stitches, a shattered eye socket and a brain aneurysm after participating in the “Duct Tape Challenge.” Skyler Fish was injured while doing the “Duct Tape Challenge,” a trend circulating on social media in which the participant is taped up and is recorded on video trying to break free. Whoever removes the tape the fastest “wins” the challenge. Skylar took on the challenge January 16th with two of his friends.

According to Skyler’s mother, Sarah Fish, Skylar volunteered to be duct taped first, and was standing while taped up when he lost his balance. The fall caused Skylar to hit his head, and his friends immediately called 911.

Skyler suffered some major injuries. After a three hour surgery he was left with metal plates and in his body after his operation. His left eye socket shattered, and his facial injuries required 48 stitches and caused a substantial scar.

Doctors are still unsure if Skylar will be able to see out of his left eye, but Sarah Fish said her son’s pupil reacted slightly to the light, a positive sign. Fish, who hadn’t heard of the “Duct Tape Challenge” prior to her son’s injuries, wants to use Skylar’s story as an opportunity to shed light on the dangers of these seemingly harmless viral games.

The duct tape challenge is a social media trend that’s been going on for well over a year.

Source: Bossip