Heat exhaustion killed Taylor Swift fan attending Rio concert — forensics report

The woman passed at the concert and died in hospital hours later
Taylor Swift said last month that the news had left her with a ‘shattered heart’ (Doug Peters/PA)

Taylor Swift said last month that the news had left her with a ‘shattered heart’ (Doug Peters/PA)

Heat exhaustion was the cause of death of a Brazilian fan who attended a concert of singer Taylor Swift in November, a forensics report obtained by The Associated Press shows.

Ana Clara Benevides, 23, passed out during Swift’s second song at the November 17 concert in Rio de Janeiro and died hours later at a local hospital.

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