Mother warned boy, 13, about subway surfing before his death in Queens
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) – The parents of a 13-year-old boy who died while subway surfing in Queens last week revealed that they warned him eight months ago not to ride on top of trains anymore.
Milene Sorzano told PIX11 News that she found videos of her son, Adolfo Sanabria, subway surfing on his phone. He then posted those videos to social media, she said.
“My son Adolfo Sanabria Sorzano, only 13 years old, tragically lost his life while he was doing this awful TikTok challenge subway surfing in New York City,” Sorzano wrote on a GoFundMe page raising money for Adolfo’s funeral costs.
Adolfo’s parents said they reached out to his school and social workers for help before his tragic death on Wednesday.
At least six people have died subway surfing in 2024, according to the NYPD. Krystel Romero was killed on Sunday while subway surfing on a No. 7 train with a friend in Corona, police said.
An 11-year-old boy was also killed while subway surfing in Brooklyn last month, sources told PIX11 News.
“It’s a joyride that ends with nothing but – no joy at all. And families will continue to deal with it indefinitely,” New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow said.
Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here.
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