Influencers drown after allegedly refusing life jackets
Two Brazilian social media influencers drowned after reportedly refusing to wear life jackets on a speedboat to avoid tan lines in their photos. EVERYBODY confirm Aline Tamara Moreira de Amorim, 37, and Beatriz Tavares da Silva Faria, 27, passed away.
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Details on the tragic drowning of two Brazilian influencers
After partying on a yacht near São Paulo on September 29, two influencers, Aline Tamara Moreira de Amorim and Beatriz Tavares da Silva Faria, joined four others on a speedboat to shore. Reports said they refused to wear life jackets for fear of damaging their clothes and photos, and drowned when rough waters capsized the crowded boat.
Per PEOPLE, the accident occurred in the area known as Garganta do Diabo, (Devil’s Throat). The group was returning to shore on a small boat when a wave hit, throwing all seven passengers into the water. New York Post Office reported that the speedboat captain told police that he was ordered to carry six passengers, even though the boat was limited to five people. The overloaded ship struggled to overcome the fierce waves, eventually causing the boat to flood and pushing passengers overboard. The pilot, who has not yet been identified, told police he tried to rescue everyone who fell into the sea but was only able to save a few survivors.
More about the two influencers and survivors
Vanessa Audrey da Silva, one of the five survivors, told the New York Post that she frantically grabbed a life jacket and clung to a rock as the boat sank.
Police said the Brazilian Maritime Fire Service recovered the body of Beatriz Tavares da Silva Faria after it drifted out to sea. Aline Tamara Moreira de Amorim posted photos on social media from the luxury yacht just minutes before she drowned; Her body is believed to have washed ashore on Itaquitanduva beach a week later.
Reaction on social networks
Social media users flooded in Dark Room commentary with reactions to the tragic passing of two Brazilian influencers.
Instagram user @conceitednyc wrote, “🙏🏽🙏🏽 damn…prayers for their families.”
Instagram user @sounique954 wrote, “How did they fall into the water knowing that they couldn’t swim? How to sway? I smell something fishy going on here because what happened? Did the boat capsize and did they fall in or were they pushed? 🤨”
While Instagram users @authorjon wrote, “Money is not the root of all evil, attention is.”
Then Instagram user @amani wrote, “NWell this sounds like damage control. Blame the deaths of two of your passengers on the sexist bias that they wanted to take selfies? They should never have gone into the water in the first place.”
Another Instagram user @Mrjerometrammel wrote, “Compromising the safety of selfies is crazy business.. Social media is NOT a real place but has real consequences..”
Finally, Instagram user @Staceyrwarr wrote, “I wouldn’t let them get on the boat without one. That’s really sad.”
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