The heartbreaking final video of the woman who lost her life after attending a Taylor Swift concert has been revealed.
Ana Clara Benevides, 23, tragically died after she arrived at the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos stadium in Rio de Janeiro to watch 33-year-old Swift perform as part of the singer’s Eras Tour.
However, prior to the start of the concert, Benevides reportedly fainted, per the Brazilian newspaper Fohla De Sao Paolo, was assisted by a team of emergency workers.
Concert organizers have since confirmed in a statement shared by The Mirror that Benevides was “taken to a medical center at Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium so the first aid protocol could be applied.” She was then transported to the Salgado Filho Hospital.”
“After nearly an hour of emergency assistance, she regrettably died,” their statement added.
Ana’s cousin, Estela Benevides, told the Fohla De Sao Paolo that Ana ultimately died of cardiorespiratory arrest, though no official cause of death has been reported as of this writing.
Now, The Sun has shared details on Ana’s final video, in which she could be seen waiting in the sweltering heat for the concert to begin.
The footage was shared as part of an Instagram Live video at 5:ooPM local time on Friday (November 17) – in which, Ana included a temperature stamp showing that it was 35C at the time of her recording.
In the video, she could be seen fanning herself in an attempt to cool her body temperature, as she expressed delight over the number of people heading to the stadium.
Elsewhere in the footage, Ana could be seen taking shade under a large umbrella, and she informed her followers that she had been inside the stadium since 11:00AM in order to claim her spot at the front near the stage. Despite the heat, she smiled and looked excited for the show, describing it as a “dream come true”.
Other fans could be seen stripping down to cool off, while others also used umbrellas to shield themselves.
Benevides tragically died before the ‘Bad Blood’ songstress took to the stage to kick off her show at around 7:30PM local time, per BBC News. The Sun reported that Ana was declared dead at 8:50PM.
It is believed that Swift was completely unaware of Ana’s untimely passing as she performed her show, and has since issued a heartbreaking statement on Instagram expressing her devastation.
I can’t even tell you how devastated I am by this. I can’t believe that I’m writing these words, but it is with a shattered heart that I say we lost a fan earlier tonight before my show,” she penned.
“There’s very little information I have, other than the fact that she was so incredibly beautiful and far too young,” Swift continued, before stating that she would not be talking about the death on stage that evening.
“I want to say now I feel this loss deeply and my broken heart goes out to her family and friends,” the singer said, adding that this was the “last thing I thought would happen when we decided to bring this tour to Brazil.”
Videos taken by fans at the show also show Swift handing out bottles of water to those in the crowd – as she urged staff to provide water for those in need.
Our thoughts continue to go out to Benevides’ loved ones at this time.
