Teen Dies After Trying Social Media Trend ‘Dusting’: ‘We Don’t Have Children to Bury Them’

Renna O'Rourke
Renna O’Rourke.Credit : Renna O’Rourke/Tiktok

NEED TO KNOW

  • Renna O’Rourke died after participating in a social media trend called “dusting,” which left her brain dead after four days in the ICU
  • The 19-year-old loved to sing and had dreams of being famous
  • “We don’t have children to bury them,” her mother said

An Arizona teen has died after participating in a social media trend called “dusting.” Now her family is hoping to raise awareness to spare others the heartache.

 

 

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