9-Year-Old in Coma With Brain Swelling in Texas Hospital After Astroworld Tragedy

An 8-year-old is fighting for his life after being trampled by Astroworld attendees. He's currently in a coma and suffering from brain swelling.

General view of Astroworld festival venue.
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A general view of the canceled AstroWorld festival at NRG Park.

General view of Astroworld festival venue.

An nine-year-old boy is in a coma and suffering from brain swelling in a Texas hospital after being trampled during the chaotic scene at Astroworld over the weekend that left eight dead and numerous others injured, Stefania Okolie of ABC Houston reports.

.@StefaniaOnABC13 reporting on a 9 year old boy who suffered a coma and brain swelling during #ASTROWORLDFest. Praying for his recovery ❤️ @abc13houston pic.twitter.com/Nea3A2Rhpz

— Eric Diep (@E_Diep) November 8, 2021

The child’s family tells Okolie that the kid was sitting on his father’s shoulders when the overbearing crowd caused him to pass out, sending his son to the ground. Attendees proceeded to trample the unidentified boy, who has damaged all of his organs. The family is praying for a full recovery, but understands that it could be a miracle. 

BREAKING: We have learned a 9 YO boy is fighting for his life at Texas Children’s Hospital after his family says he was trampled at #AstroWorld -child was on his dads shoulders during the crowd surge, his dad passed out from pressure, his son fell and concert goers trampled him.

— Stefania Okolie (@StefaniaOkolie) November 8, 2021

The 9 YO boy is in coma right now & brain swelling has gotten progressively worse today after he was trampled at #Astroworld .family does not want his name shared right now, but please lift this child in prayer. He didn’t deserve this. We hear from Grandfather at 5 @abc13houston

— Stefania Okolie (@StefaniaOkolie) November 8, 2021

Travis Scottannounced Monday that he will cover the funeral costs for the eight people who were killed from the crowd surge at his annual festival. Travis has also partnered with BetterHelp to provide attendees with mental health help. “You know my fans really mean the world to me, and I always really wanna leave them with a positive experience,” he said in an Instagram video. 

.@trvisXX issues another statement on #ASTROWORLDFest tragedy: “My fans really mean the world to me…we’ve been working closely with everyone to just get to the bottom of this.” pic.twitter.com/nsWUwoV9Hl

— Eric Diep (@E_Diep) November 7, 2021

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