The death of a Brazilian admirer of Taylor Swift in the middle of a heat wave during a November concert by the American star in Rio is the result of a phenomenon of “thermal exhaustion”, says the autopsy report published by Brazilian media on Wednesday.
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The 23-year-old young woman, who was among the 60,000 spectators at the first of six shows on “The Eras Tour” in Brazil, died of “thermal exhaustion due to diffuse heat exposure” after “shock cardiovascular disease” and hemorrhage Lung that led to “sudden death.”
This document from the Civil Police of the State of Rio de Janeiro was published by local media. The institution contacted by AFP said it did not want to distribute these publications and did not confirm them.
Many fans complained about the ban on bringing water bottles into Nilton Santos Stadium when the temperature was around 60 degrees on the day of the concert.
The day after that tragedy, Taylor Swift said she was “devastated” and postponed the following concert for two days, which also began an hour later than originally scheduled (8:30 p.m. instead of 7:30 p.m.).
The head of the company responsible for producing Taylor Swift's tour in Brazil, Serafim Abreu, CEO of Time For Fun, subsequently apologized and admitted that it would have been necessary to “take additional measures, such as the facility of shaded areas”. outside (the stadium where the concert took place) or the change of the concert schedule.
He explained that the victim received “quick care” and that the medical team “decided to transfer her to hospital after about an hour of emergency treatment.”
Like several Brazilian cities in the center and southeast of the country, Rio experienced a severe heat wave in November with sweltering temperatures unusual for the southern spring.