2 teenagers killed in possible subway surfing incident in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn (WABC) -- The NYPD is investigating a possible subway surfing incident after two teenagers were found dead at a train station in Brooklyn overnight.
Police responded to the scene at the Marcy Avenue subway station on Broadway in Williamsburg around 3:10 a.m. on Saturday.
Upon arrival, officers found two women who were unconscious. First responders attempted to perform CPR but ultimately pronounced both victims dead at the scene. Officials say one of the victims is 13 years old.
Video captures NYPD, EMS and MTA personnel all on scene as they conducted their investigation.
For 12-year-old Chloe, this hits close to home.
"I know people who do this. One of my friends, his closest friend died," she said.
Chloe said she won't stop trying to protect her classmates.
"It can kill them, they can fall on the track -- it's dangerous. It hurts me. Risking their life for nothing," she added.
The city has stepped up its efforts to crack down on the dangerous trend using drones. Police deploy the technology and field response teams to subway lines with the highest rates of subway surfing complaints. Authorities say at least 52 rescues have been made so far this year.
According to the NYPD, there were three subway surfing deaths in 2024 and there were three between January 1 and August 31 of this year.
In response to the two teenagers' deaths, New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow issued the following statement:
"It's heartbreaking that two young girls are gone because they somehow thought riding outside a subway train was an acceptable game. Parents, teachers, and friends need to be clear with loved ones: getting on top of a subway car isn't "surfing"-it's suicide. I'm thinking of both the grieving families, and transit workers who discovered these children, all of whom have been horribly shaken by this tragedy."
The identity and ages of the victims are being withheld pending family notification.
Authorities are now trying to determine what led up to the fatal incident.
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