A model Tales Soares participating in Sao Paulo’s Fashion Week has died after getting sick on the catwalk.
A statement from organisers said Soares took ill while parading Saturday.
Medical team attended to him on the catwalk and Soares was later taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The statement did not provide more details about the 26 years old.
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Daily Folha de S. Paulo reported that Soares tripped on his shoelace and fell.
According to the paper, people in the crowd initially thought his fall was part of a performance.
A photo in the newspaper showed the model lying face down on the catwalk while paramedics attended to him.
