Taylor Swift ‘Devastated’ By Fans Death At Concert
American superstar Taylor Swift stated on Saturday that she was “devastated” by the death of a 23-year-old fan during a show in Brazil before a crowd of 60,000.
The death came in an overheated venue in Rio de Janeiro during which Swift, as seen in videos on social media, tried to help thirsty fans by dispatching aides to pass out water bottles and even throwing one to the audience herself.
“Ana Benevides, (who) attended last night’s show in Rio for The Eras Tour has passed away,” Swift said in a post to her millions of social media followers.
“I can’t even tell you how devastated I am by this,” she added.
The Rio Health Secretariat reported that Benevides died Friday after saying she felt poorly and then suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest in the Nilton Santos stadium during Swift’s concert, her first in Brazil.
It further said efforts to revive the young woman failed, adding that it was too soon to determine “the precise cause of death, which will be investigated.”