*An attempt to get a photo-perfect tan turned tragic for two social media influencers. According to the Toronto Sun, 37-year-old Aline Tamara Moreira de Amorim and 27-year-old Beatriz Tavares da Silva Faria were on an overcrowded speedboat off the coast of Sao Paulo in Brazil on Sept. 29 at the time of their passing.
Although the women were urged to wear personal flotation devices by the captain, police stated the pleas fell on deaf ears with them refusing to wear them.
Their reason? The safety vest would ruin their tans in photos, authorities added. Recounting what led to the drowning, the New York Post referenced local media reports that mentioned the boat the women were on was taking them and others back to shore from a yacht party. Four other influencers were with the victims, local media sources said,
Although the boat had the maximum number of passengers at five, the captain was instructed to transport all six influencers. As a result, the boat proved difficult to navigate treacherous waves, and the passengers were ultimately tossed into the rough waters of Devil’s Throat along the Iguazu River.
“Some didn’t want to put them on because they were taking selfies,” Sao Vincente Police Commissioner Marcos Alexandra Alfino said, citing testimony by the boat’s captain.
“They said that they get in the way of their tanning.”
Speaking with the police, the captain detailed efforts to avoid fatalities by trying to get the passengers to safety. Amorium’s and Faria’s decision to not wear the life jackets cost them their lives. The women could not be saved.
Faria’s body, which drifted out to sea, was recovered by Brazil’s Maritime Firefighters, police said. CNN Brasil mentioned that nearly a week after the tragedy, Amorium’s body washed up on the coast of Itaquitanduva Beach on Oct. 4.
Moments before she drowned, Amorium posted photos to her social media showing her aboard the luxury yacht. Vanessa Audrey da Silva, one of the five survivors, recalled putting her life vest on in a frenzy and clutching to a rock after the boat was upended.
Vanessa Audrey da Silva, one of the five survivors, told the outlets that she put her life vest on in a frenzy and clutched to a rock after the boat was upended.
“There was a moment in the water when no one could see anyone,” she told media sources. “I was fighting for my life.”
As it stands now, the investigation into the women’s deaths is ongoing.
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