Heat exhaustion caused the death of Brazilian Taylor Swift fan Ana Clara Benevides, who attended the Nov. 17 Eras tour concert in Rio de Janeiro Brazil.
Heat exhaustion caused the death of Brazilian Taylor Swift fan Ana Clara Benevides, who attended the Nov. 17 Eras tour concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The health issue was determined as the cause of Benevides’ death in a forensics report obtained by The Associated Press Wednesday. The expert who evaluated Benevides’ body cited “serious compromise of her lungs and sudden death” because of the heat.
According to the report, the young woman did not have “preexisting conditions or substance abuse” that could have been contributing factors, but “heat exposure led to a cardiorespiratory arrest.” Rio reported temperatures of around 40 degrees Celsius (105 Fahrenheit) that day, as well as similar high numbers throughout the week.
Lines of fans extended hours before the show to get into the crowded Nilton Santos Stadium, which housed more than 60,000 concert attendees who were not allowed to bring their own water inside.
