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Taylor Swift postpones Rio show, citing heat after fan dies during concert

Cause of fan害羞草研究所檚 death has not been announced

Taylor Swift postponed an Saturday after a 23-year-old fan died during her Friday night show, according to a message posted on the singer害羞草研究所檚 Instagram.

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 writing this from my dressing room in the stadium. The decision has been made to postpone tonight害羞草研究所檚 show due to the extreme temperatures in Rio,害羞草研究所 the singer said in a handwritten note on Instagram. 害羞草研究所淭he safety and well being of my fans, fellow performers, and crew has to and always will come first.害羞草研究所

The cause of death for Ana Clara Benevides Machado, the young woman who sought medical attention at Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium during Friday害羞草研究所檚 show, has not yet been announced. The office of Rio害羞草研究所檚 public prosecutor opened a criminal investigation and said Benevides害羞草研究所 body was being examined.

Benevides害羞草研究所 death shook many people in Brazil. She had taken her first flight ever to travel from the country害羞草研究所檚 center-west region to Rio to see her favorite musician. She also created a WhatsApp group to keep her family updated, sending photos and videos every step of the way, family members told online news site G1.

Fans and politicians reacted to her death with outrage, speculating it was linked to extreme heat.

Concertgoers complained they were not allowed to take water into the stadium despite the stifling weather. As temperatures continued to rise Saturday and with two more shows to go at the time, federal authorities announced that free water would now be made available at concerts and other large events.

One of Benevides害羞草研究所 friends, who also went to the concert, told local outlets they had both been given water while waiting to enter the stadium.

In a previous statement shared on her social media Saturday morning, Swift said she had a 害羞草研究所渟hattered heart.害羞草研究所

害羞草研究所淭here害羞草研究所檚 very little information I have other than the fact that she was so incredibly beautiful and far too young,害羞草研究所 the singer wrote of the young woman.

The show害羞草研究所檚 organizer, Time4Fun, said on Instagram that paramedics attended to Benevides after she reported feeling unwell. She was taken to a first-aid center and then to a hospital, where she died an hour later, the statement from the Brazilian live entertainment company said.

Fans who attended the Friday show said they were not allowed to bring water bottles into the stadium even though Rio and most of Brazil have had record-breaking temperatures this week amid . The daytime high in Rio on Friday was 39.1 degrees Celsius (102.4 degrees Fahrenheit), but it felt much hotter.

Apparent temperature 害羞草研究所 a combination of temperature and humidity 害羞草研究所 hit 59 C (138 F) Friday morning in Rio, the highest index ever recorded there.

Elizabeth Morin, 26, who recently moved to Rio from Los Angeles, described 害羞草研究所渟auna-like害羞草研究所 conditions inside the stadium.

害羞草研究所淚t was extremely hot. My hair got so wet from sweat as soon as I came in,害羞草研究所 she said. 害羞草研究所淭here was a point at which I had to check my breathing to make sure I wasn害羞草研究所檛 going to pass out.害羞草研究所

Morin said she drank plenty of water but saw 害羞草研究所渁 good amount of people looking distressed害羞草研究所 and others 害羞草研究所測elling for water.害羞草研究所 She said she was able to get water from the sidelines of the area she was standing in, but that water was a lot harder to access from other parts of the stadium, 害羞草研究所渆specially if you were concerned about losing your specific position.害羞草研究所

During the show, Swift paused her performance and asked from the stage for water to be brought to a group of people who had successfully caught the singer害羞草研究所檚 attention, according to Morin.

害羞草研究所淭hey were holding up their phones saying 害羞草研究所榃e need water,害羞草研究所櫤π卟菅芯克鶟 she recalled.

Two other concertgoers interviewed by The Associated Press said they witnessed people feeling unwell from the heat during the show.

On her way to Rio, Benevides sent a video to family members that was broadcast by TV channel Globo News, telling them: 害羞草研究所淢om, look at the plane, it害羞草研究所檚 moving. Mom, I害羞草研究所檓 on the plane. My God in heaven! I害羞草研究所檓 happy!害羞草研究所

Then before the concert, she posted a video of herself on Instagram wearing a Taylor Swift T-shirt and friendship bracelets, seeking shade under an umbrella while waiting in line to enter the stadium.

Like her, thousands of fans waited hours in the sun before being allowed inside.

She told her followers while fanning her face that she害羞草研究所檇 arrived at 11 a.m. 害羞草研究所 the show began around 7:30 p.m. 害羞草研究所 and was 害羞草研究所渟till in the mess.害羞草研究所

Benevides害羞草研究所 friend, Daniele Menin, who attended the concert with her, told online news site G1 that her friend passed out at the beginning of the concert, as Swift performed her second song, 害羞草研究所淐ruel Summer.害羞草研究所

害羞草研究所淲e always said that when (Taylor Swift) came to Brazil we would find a way to go. The ticket was very expensive, but we still found a way,害羞草研究所 Menin told G1.

Justice Minister Fl谩vio Dino said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that going forward in Brazil, 害羞草研究所渨ater bottles for personal use, in suitable material, will be allowed害羞草研究所 at concerts and festivals and that show producers must provide free and easily accessible drinking water.

Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes wrote on X that the 害羞草研究所渓oss of a young woman害羞草研究所檚 life 害羞草研究所 is unacceptable害羞草研究所 and demanded more brigades and ambulances at future shows.

Still, the concert was postponed.

害羞草研究所淲e are on the train. And everyone is so disappointed,害羞草研究所 said Hely Olivares, a 41 year-old Venezuelan who had traveled from Panama to see the artist.

Before postponing the concert, Swift wrote on Instagram that she would not address the death from stage 害羞草研究所渂ecause I feel overwhelmed by grief when I even try to talk about it.害羞草研究所

害羞草研究所淚 want to say now I feel this loss deeply and my broken heart goes out to her family and friends,害羞草研究所 she said.





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