2 influencers drown after insisting life jackets would ‘get in the way of their tanning’ during boat party
Two influencers have died after refusing to wear lifejackets on a speedboat that sank off the Brazilian coast.
Though the tragic incident occurred on September 29, police reported this week that the deceased had refused life jackets, not wanting the safety gear to ruin their tan in photos.
Five out of the seven people on board the vessel were rescued. While the deceased have been identified as Aline Tamara Moreira de Amorim, 37, and Beatriz Tavares da Silva Faria, 27.
In an interview with G1 Globo’s TV Tribuna, the city’s chief police officer Marcos Alexandre Alfino cited a testimony by the boat’s captain and said that the two women declined to wear life jackets “because they were taking selfies.”
“They said that life jackets would get in the way of their tanning,” Alfino added of the women, who were attending a party held on the ill-fated boat.
According to information obtained by G1 Globo, Amorim — who reportedly has a 17-year-old son — shared photos of herself on social media while out at sea.
