“JI can’t believe I’m writing these words, but it’s with a broken heart that I tell you we lost a fan tonight. » In an emotional message on Instagram, singer Taylor Swift announced that a spectator died during her concert at the Olympic Stadium in Rio on Friday, November 17th. Ana Benavides, a 23-year-old young woman, reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest and lost consciousness during the American superstar’s performance. The doctors present tried in vain to resuscitate her before her death was officially announced at the hospital.
A friend of the victim told the Brazilian newspaper Globo that the latter had felt bad from the first song of the show. The incident occurred as Brazil battled an exceptional heatwave. In the Rio Stadium, where the artist stopped on his “The Eras Tour” on Friday, the temperature is said to have exceeded 37 degrees. During the course of the evening, Taylor Swift even asked the staff to provide the audience with water and threw bottles into the crowd herself.
Very bad news, a fan died last night as a result of the extreme heat, water was not allowed into the stadium. It is unacceptable. My deepest condolences go out to the girl’s family. Taylor is very sad and also left a message. pic.twitter.com/NZVdecA7E7
— Taylor Swift France (@SwiftyFrance) November 18, 2023
Taylor Swift “devastated by the news”
“I can’t tell you how devastated I am about the news,” Taylor Swift said in a handwritten message. “I won’t be able to talk about it on stage because every time I try to talk about it I’m overwhelmed with grief,” she said.
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