Social networks broadcast challenges daily, but not all are safe, some endanger the lives of those who carry them out. The goal is to get ‘likes’ for performing an act of bravery.

Every year dozens of young people lose their lives attempting this type of behavior. Mason Dark almost becomes one of them.

He was at his home in Wake Forest, North Carolina. By the lake she tried to imitate what she had seen so many times on social networks. she used a lighter and spray paint. But something went wrong. The spray exploded, causing him second and third degree burns in 76% of his body.

When this happened, he felt such pain that he decided to jump directly into the lake. Due to her contact with water, are at high risk of infectionso your health condition could worsen.

The incident left the minor disfigured. According to his own mother, he would be “unrecognizable”. At the moment he has undergone the first of many surgeries that he will have to undergo. A process that is too expensive and for which his family is receiving voluntary donations.

Doctors predict that will need stay in the Burn Unit of the UNC Burn Center at least six months to recover.