Taylor Swift Fan Ana Clara Benevides Machado’s Cause Of Death Revealed
deadline.comWe’re learning the cause of death for Taylor Swift fan Ana Clara Benevides Machado, who passed after falling ill during Swift’s November 17 Eras concert in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
Benevides died of heat exhaustion, according to a forensics report obtained by The Associated Press. The 23-year-old Benevides fainted in the front row of the Estadio Nilton Santos Stadium while waiting for the show to begin, and died hours later at a hospital.
According to the report, Machado did not have “preexisting conditions or substance abuse” that could have been contributing factors, but “heat exposure led to a cardiorespiratory arrest.” The report also noted that she had “serious compromise of her lungs and sudden death” due to the heat.
Extreme high temperatures were thought to have contributed to her death at the time. During the show, Swift repeatedly requested that security get water for fans, who were tightly smashed at the front of the stage.
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