A teenage boy is recovering in hospital after suffering serious injuries and possible permanent damage to his eye while playing the popular “Duct tape challenge”.

Fourteen-year-old Skylar Fish suffered severe head injuries, a brain aneurysm and damage to his eye socket after his attempt at the challenge went awry. He has been recovering in hospital since 16 January.

The “challenge” involves a person wrapping someone in duct tape who is then filmed trying to escape. Some videos uploaded to YouTube showing people attempting the challenge have millions of views.

Skylar, who had played the game before with school friends, decided to undertake the challenge again while at Renton Academy in Washington.

A fall during the challenge crushed Skylar's eye socket and caused him to suffer a brain aneurysm Facebook (Siemny Kim/ Facebook)

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