A 14-year-old boy has died after taking part in a viral trend called “One Chip Challenge”, according to his family.
Harris Wolobah from Massachusetts died on Friday, officials said, following what his family suspect to be from “complications” due to the “one chip challenge”, although results from a post-mortem are pending.
Wolobah was picked up by family and brought home and started to feel better, but was later found passed out right as he was going to leave for basketball tryouts, his mom reportedly said.
The cause of the student’s death has not been confirmed, and officials did not share more information about the circumstances around it.
The one chip challenge, popular on TikTok, involves munching on supposedly one of the spiciest tortilla chips in the world, then bearing the heat for as long as possible before eating or drinking something else for relief.
The chip’s company warns on its website eating the chip could have adverse medical effects.
The Paqui brand says on its site that the chip should only be eaten by adults.
It also advises people to seek medical assistance if they have trouble breathing, fainting, or prolonged nausea.
