The Boston nightclub at which a woman collapsed early Sunday morning before dying shared their account of the events of that night on Wednesday, claiming that its staff worked “diligently and efficiently” to respond to the medical emergency.
However, the Boston Police report about the incident indicates that Icon nightclub, whose entertainment and liquor licenses have been suspended by city officials, kept operating after Anastaiya Colon collapsed and became unresponsive. It states that officers found her covered in vomit on the dance floor and struggled to keep the club’s patrons back as they tried to revive her.
Icon’s managers gave an account of what happened at the nightclub based on a review of its security video footage in an Instagram post. They claimed that CPR was administered to Colon within a minute of the club’s staff being notified that she’d collapsed, that Boston Emergency Services (Boston EMS) was contacted within two minutes of staff being notified and that Boston police arrived on scene six minutes after the club’s staff was notified.
“We hope the family finds some comfort knowing that Boston Police, Boston EMS and the Club Staff worked diligently and efficiently in responding to this unfortunate situation,” Icon’s managers wrote.
Boston Police’s account of events
The Boston Police report about the incident states that officers responded to a radio call about “an unknown issue” at the club’s Warrenton Street address shortly before 12:30 a.m. As they were driving down the street and checking in with various clubs, Colon’s friend flagged them down and informed them that Colon was on the floor inside Icon and not breathing.
Club security escorted the officers inside the nightclub, and they soon found Colon “unresponsive on the dance floor in the recovery position,” according to the report. A large crowd had gathered around her and encroached on the space in which officers attempted to aid her.
The officers began to medically evaluate Colon and contacted Boston EMS while trying to create more space, according to the report. They quickly noticed that her eyes were fixed and that her face was covered in vomit and mucus from her lungs.
As the officers began providing CPR to Colon, a staff member at the club came forward and told them she also worked as an EMT for Boston EMS, according to the report. The staff member took over the chest compressions so that the officers could work to keep the crowd back.
The officers soon requested back-up, but even with the help of additional officers, they could not create enough space for Boston EMS to properly administer aid, according to the report. Because the crowd would not comply with officers’ demands to back up, Boston police eventually ordered the club to close and all patrons to leave.
Boston EMS took Colon to Tufts Medical Center, according to the report. Her sister and friend informed police that she had a heart condition, but did not provide specifics.
