Update 11/11/2021 3:52pm:
It was previously reported that 22-year-old Texas A&M senior Bharti Shahani was declared brain dead following injuries she sustained at the Astroworld festival last weekend. This comes after 8 others also died after being injured at the festival, which injured dozens of others.
Bharti went to the festival with her sister Namrata Shahani and her cousin Mohit Bellani, who recounted being separated during the festival. Bellani stated, "Once one person fell, people started toppling like dominos. It was like a sinkhole. People were falling on top of each other. There were like layers of bodies on the ground, like two people thick. We were fighting to come up to the top and breathe to stay alive."
Bharti's father spoke at a press conference, where he stated, "Please make sure that she gets justice. I don't want somebody else's daughter to go like this. I kept hearing the news and all that, but for the last six days, I've not slept."
Source: ABC
Original 11/10/2021 12:08pm:
Another victim of the Astroworld festival has been revealed as Bharti Shahani, 22, who has been declared brain dead, according to TMZ. Shahani, a senior at Texas A&M, is on a ventilator and fighting for her life since being hospitalized following the Friday night tragedy that has claimed the lives of 8 others.
Bharti reportedly went to the concert with her sister and cousin, whom she was separated from during the surge of the massive crowd. While Bharti's sister and cousin were okay, she was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance, where she was administered CPR. It was also revealed that Bharti suffered several heart attacks after being swept up in the crowd.
Bharti's family is reportedly meeting with doctors to determine their next steps. More details to come.
Source: TMZ
