RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — A recent forensics report has revealed that the cause of death of a 23-year-old Brazilian fan who attended a concert of singer Taylor Swift in November was heat exhaustion. Ana Clara Benevides collapsed during Swift’s second song at the Nov. 17 concert in Rio de Janeiro, “Cruel Summer,” and tragically passed away hours later at a local hospital. The temperatures in the city that day reached about 40 degrees Celsius (105 Fahrenheit), with fans lining up for hours before the show and many accusing organizers of failing to provide enough water supplies for the more than 60,000 attendees at the Nilton Santos Stadium.

According to the report by Rio’s Forensic Medical Institute, Benevides’ heat exposure led to a cardiorrespiratory arrest, and it stated she did not have any preexisting conditions or substance abuse that could have led to her death. The forensics expert who analyzed her body mentioned in the document that she had “serious compromise of her lungs and sudden death” due to the heat.

The organizers, T4F, denied allegations of not providing enough water supplies and claimed that they “followed the best practices” and complied with “every demand from authorities,” while also distributing thousands of bottles of water to fans. The company also denied allegations of not allowing people to bring their own water to the concert, and stated that Benevides was promptly cared for by members of a rescue team and sent to the hospital in an intensive-care unit ambulance. They also emphasized that they had never registered a tragic episode like this in their 40 years of business.

The office of Rio’s public prosecutor has opened a criminal investigation, and Rio police confirmed that representatives of the company organizing the event will be called to testify after analyzing the forensics report. Benevides’ death left many in Brazil shaken, as she had taken her first flight to travel from the country’s center-west region to see her favorite singer. In a statement posted on Instagram after the tragedy, Swift expressed her heartache over the loss. Benevides’s father also stated that he had no doubts about the cause of death being the extreme heat.

In conclusion, the tragic death of Ana Clara Benevides at the Taylor Swift concert in Rio de Janeiro due to heat exhaustion has sparked a criminal investigation and raised important questions about event safety protocols. The findings of the forensics report have revealed crucial details about the circumstances surrounding her untimely passing, and the statements from both the organizers and the victim’s family have added to the complexity of this heartbreaking incident.