TikTok 'Boat Jump' Challenge Not to Blame for Recent Alabama Drownings, Cops Say

A dangerous TikTok trend in which people are filmed jumping off the back of speeding boats is not to blame for several recent drowning deaths, despite media reports to the contrary, police clarified on Monday. After reports attributed at least four drownings in Alabama to the "boat jump challenge," the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) released a statement saying the state has no recorded deaths that are directly connected to the viral trend. “(The ALEA) Marine Patrol Division does not have any record(s) of boating or marine-related fatalities in Alabama...