Bharti Shahani, a 22-year-old Texas A&M University senior, has been declared brain dead following an injury she suffered in theAstroworld Festival crowd surgethat killed at leasteight peopleover the weekend, her family confirmed toABC 13 Houston.
Bharti is currently on a ventilator, and her family told the outlet on Tuesday that they are meeting to determine what to do next.
According to the outlet, Bharti, her sister Namrata Shahani and cousin Mohit Bellani attended the concert together, but lost each other when the crowd surged. Namrata and Bellani both lost their cell phones and couldn’t find Bharti.
“Once we let go of her hand, the next time we saw her, we were in the ER,” Namrata said.
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When her parents learned the news, they rushed to multiple area hospitals before finding Bharti.
“The doctors, they say the chances of survival are nothing, which I have not even spoken to my wife until now. We keep saying we’ll pray,” her father, Sunny Shahani, told ABC. “I request all of Houston to pray for her. Maybe the prayers might work as a miracle for her.”
PEOPLE has reached to Namrata Shahani, who set up theGoFundMefor her sister, for comment.
Travis Scott performs during 2021 Astroworld Festival.Erika Goldring/WireImage
Several young people are among the victims of thetragic event, including 9-year-old Ezra Blount who is in amedically-induced comaafter falling from his dad’s shoulders and being trampled.
Jacob Jurinek, 21;John Hilgert,14;Brianna Rodriguez, 16;Franco Patiño, 21; Axel Acosta, 21;Rudy Peña, 23; Madison Dubiski, 23; andDanish Baig, 27, have been identified as those who died Friday when fans in the crowd of about 50,000 began to rush the stage whereTravis Scottwas performing.
Families of the dead and injured aredesperate for answersas to how such chaos unfolded — and Bellani said that he hopes an incident such as this never happens again.
“I want people to understand what we experienced and to make sure nothing like this ever, ever happens to anyone ever again,” Bellani said.
Houston Police Cihef Troy Finner has said aninvestigation is ongoing.
source: people.com
