Although the reason behind it’s sudden popularity remains unclear, a 13-year-old video highlighting ‘split face diving accident’ has resurfaced in the internet with the original real survivor picture viral
On social media, a Reddit post known as the split face diving accident has gained a lot of attention and although the story plus gory video were posted 13 years ago, internet users only recently appeared to be aware of the old post. Currently, the article has 93% of upvotes and it is anticipated that this will increase even more.
Split face diving accident explained as original survivor image and real pictures link go viral on YouTube, Twitter and Reddit
Can someone give me the link for the split face diving accident?
— t☆ni (@tonifcbarca) September 24, 2022
What is the content of this viral video?
It has been identified that the horrible incident involving the 16-year-old Beirut native during June 2009. During this incident, one teenager was trying to dive off Manara Promenade, which is directly across from American University. Unfortunately, the adolescent struck concrete before falling into the ocean. In the diving mishap footage, the boy’s sibling can be seen successfully diving into the water from the Promenade building, which is higher than 40 feet.
Following this split face diving accident, one girl near the spot was heard screaming for help from the Civil Defense. Throughout the video, some spooky instrumental music was played that added some spooky vibe and creeped out all the viewers.
What happened to the teenager after this incident?
Meanwhile, the Reddit post stated that the teenager alongside his brother had made several jumps flawlessly but, the boy slipped during his last attempt and succumbed to death. Many people questioned the clip’s veracity as it gained popularity online. Since hospital evidence indicated that the adolescent tried a failed 9mm suicide, some people thought the video was phony. In response to the video, one Reddit member claimed that this type of severe injury to the face can’t be caused by a 9mm mishap.
The youngster is seen in the ER of an American University Hospital in the following scene of the video. In order to protect the boy’s airway, the doctor allegedly tried to hold the boy’s face together. The teen had been kept alive for two days, according to the user, before he passed suddenly.