Boy, 16, 'Unrecognizable' After Getting Badly Burned Doing Social Media Challenge, Mom Says: 'Not Worth It'
North Carolina teen Mason Dark was left with burns on nearly 80% of his body after participating in an alleged social media challenge, according to his mom
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Mason Dark, 16, was using a lighter and a can of spray paint to create a torch late last month, according to NBC affiliate WRAL-TV. After hearing a "big boom," his mom, Holli Dark, told the outlet that her son "came running out" and jumped into a nearby river to extinguish the fire.