California woman hospitalized after being target of apparent TikTok ‘bucket challenge’

Lana Clay-Monaghan used to enjoy checking TikTok and other social media platforms.

But after she became the target of an online prank that left her hospitalized, the 35-year-old Tustin resident isn’t so sure what her online presence will be moving forward.

On Sunday afternoon, Clay-Monaghan set out looking forward to a Target run, but the shopping trip took a sudden turn when her vision went black while she surveyed an aisle for soap.

In an apparent nod to the online “bucket challenge” where people film themselves shocking unwitting strangers, someone had put a bucket over Clay-Monaghan’s head. It caused dangerous disorientation for Clay-Monaghan, who said she has epilepsy that can

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