Astroworld medic on TikTok alleges 'impossible situation' during rescue attempts at the deadly festival
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- A Tiktoker who claims he was an EMT at Astroworld recounted his time making an attempt to rescue crowd members.
- Remington Richardson stated he discovered three unconscious individuals in beneath 10 minutes.
- He stated that simply being within the crowd was a "life menace" by itself.
Underneath the consumer identify @remi.wealthy, a medic describes an "impossible situation" whereas he was working on the pageant Friday that killed at the least eight individuals and injured lots of of others. Remington Richardson, who now has over 200 thousand followers, posted a collection of movies describing his expertise as an EMT on the Astroworld Pageant.
"I had no clue what I used to be stepping into," Richardson stated in a single video. "Being within the crowd was actually a life menace. That was obvious."
Richardson's id was confirmed by ABC's "Good Morning America" and The Washington Post. Richardson didn't instantly reply to Insider's request for remark. ParaDocs, a medical firm that was on the scene of the pageant, stated that Richardson didn't work for them.
Within the first of three movies, Richardson says that he won't use the names of individuals or any corporations concerned. He then goes on to explain in three movies what he noticed.
Richardson stated that he and one other medic have been stationed on the entrance to the pageant. He stated that they acquired their first name from two different medics "about 30 minutes into Travis Scott's set" requesting backup close to the stage.
He talked about that a collection of individuals grabbed him asking for assist for themselves and their buddies as he navigated by way of the gang. "I'll attempt to come again for you," he stated he advised these asking for assist, "however individuals are actually lifeless proper now that I have to go assist."
The medic additionally stated he himself witnessed three individuals unconscious all underneath 10 minutes. "There's over 50,000 individuals right here, and I witnessed three - solely me. There's gotta be extra," Richardson says in one of many movies.
He additionally shared that he got here throughout somebody who was described as being unconscious for 10 minutes. "I'm considering 'rattling, how has nobody executed something - simply let her lie on the bottom for 10 minutes?'" Richardson stated.
He claims that he and his companion handled 5 or 6 "decrease acuity sufferers" that have been "not immediately dying," in line with the video. These included individuals with damaged bones and individuals who didn't keep in mind their names or easy methods to converse.
"It was horrendous," he stated.
He stated that he referred to as for backup "so many occasions" however the radios weren't working and the music was too loud.
On the finish of the third video, he went on accountable the gang for the emergency.
"My observations have been that there was zero crowd etiquette in any respect," he stated. "They only needed to get nearer to the present, nearer to Travis Scott, and do their factor. They didn't give a single rattling about anybody round them."
The person referred to as it an "absolute shit present." He additionally stated that all the 100-150 medical personnel have been skilled, however liable for a particularly giant crowd. "Should you can draw an A-team from Houston that weren't docs, they have been there."
In a Wednesday press convention, the Houston Police Chief Troy Finner stated that the investigation into Astroworld might probably "take weeks, probably months," Insider previously reported.
Travis Scott launched a press release Saturday after the occasion saying he'll cooperate with authorities.
"I'm completely devastated by what befell final night time. My prayers exit to the households and all these impacted by what occurred at Astroworld Pageant," he stated.
Scott has additionally provided to pay for the funerals of those that have been killed on Friday night time.
"Heartbroken for these misplaced and impacted at Astroworld final night time," Reside Nation, the pageant promoter stated in a press release to CNN. "We'll proceed working to offer as a lot info and help as potential to the native authorities as they examine the state of affairs."
The Houston Police Division and representatives for Scott, Scoremore, and Reside Nation didn't instantly reply to Insider's request for remark.
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