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By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
23rd December 201
An 11-year-old boy died after suffocating while playing a game that has become dangerous new internet craze.
Brandon Stine was found dead in his bedroom at the family home in Michigan, Detroit.
His parents believe he was playing a game called 'pass out', in which people intentionally deprive themselves of oxygen in order to get a quick buzz upon waking up. 
Tragic: Brandon Stine's parent believe he died while playing a choking game
The game - also known as the fainting game, tap out, hangman, elevator, and blackout - is often played by groups of teens who partner up and cause each other to lose consciousness, but it can also be played alone.
His mother, Jenny Stine, said she had pleaded with her son not to play the game and that he had told her, 'Mom, I would never do anything that stupid.'
But police searched Stine's Facebook page and found evidence that he had played the game before.
'I just thought we would be best friends forever and he'd always be there for me, and I just never thought in a million years something like this would happen,' said Brian Stine, Brandon's father.
The game has been played for many years but has been receiving increased media attention recently because young people have begun posting pictures and videos of themselves playing it on YouTube and Facebook.
The Dangerous Behaviors Foundation, a nonprofit organization that tries to educate parents about risky behavior among teenagers, said there were 26 reported deaths attributed to the 'pass out' game in the U.S. this year as of late October.
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