The heartbreaking deaths of two young girls found atop a Brooklyn-bound subway train on Saturday morning have brought attention to the growing phenomenon of subway surfing, a dangerous trend where people ride on top of moving trains.

Zemfira Mukhtarov, 12, of Brooklyn, and Ebba Morina, 13, died following this dangerous trend. The incident marks the latest in a troubling surge of subway surfing-related fatalities in New York City.

The New York Police Department reports that 18 subway surfers have lost their lives in 2023 and 2024 alone, 12 of those in 2024.

In response to this alarming spike, New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow called the deaths a ‘tragic reminder’ of the extreme hazards posed by the practice.

Subway surfing, once a rare daredevil stunt, has gained i

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