Bulgarian Teenage Girl Dies After Playing Suicide 'Blue Whale' Game

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One family believes an online game led a 16-year-old girl to commit suicide. The game is called "Blue Whale" and it reportedly incites players to take their own lives, according to WNCN and CNN, quoted by Vesti.bg.

It's still not clear if the game really exists or not.

She was young, beautiful and playful. Her family wants to share the teen's story, but asked CNN  to conceal her identity.

Blue Whale is described as an online suicide game. The game reportedly started in Russia two years ago and has been linked to teen suicides all over the world.

Through a 50-day challenge, players are supposedly given 50 daily tasks by an anonymous administrator and must submit photo evidence each day to prove each task is complete

On the last day, those who play are told to commit suicide.

Last month, the Baldwin County Public School System in Georgia issued a warning to parents the a game that encourages players to harm themselves and potentially commit suicide.

The "Blue Whale" game has reached two high schools in Baldwin County, though officials wouldn't confirm which ones.

"I start researching and start reading more about the game, what it's asking. Then I start to put some of the pieces — how during the weekend she asked me to step on the roof of the house," the girl's mother said.

"I realized one of the pictures is from our roof, and it's something that the game asked," the mom added.

Originally from Bulgaria, the family has been in the U.S. for 15 years, unaware of any communication the teenager had outside of the country, if any.

"I am a whale. This is basically saying goodbye and this is basically saying goodbye as well. With the Blue Whale," her brother said looking at drawings the girl did.

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