About three months ago, eighth grader Kylan “KJ” Eason was scrolling on TikTok. As people do, he was just swiping and swiping until he came across a video about how to make a tourniquet. He watched the video, not thinking much about it until last Saturday, when he put that video into practice.
Eason, along with four other friends including Dadeville eighth grade tennis player Javeon Young, were involved in an ATV crash where the ATV fell over and onto Young’s legs.
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