“The crowd became tighter and tighter, and at that point it was hard to breathe.
At least eight people were killed and dozens injured in the ensuing crush that, according to people at the concert, apparently overwhelmed event staff and medical personnel at NRG Park.
People around Tellez began to fall, he said, at some point causing him to fall as well.
“Travis Scott would have a short time in between songs, and we would scream our vocal chords out so someone could hear us but nobody did,” Tellez said.
Selena Beltran, who was attending her first music festival, found everything around her begin to tighten more and more as Scott made his way to the stage.
“I fell backwards and it felt like it was the end for me.
“I was shocked to see people act so inconsiderate and feral.
Despite people’s screams to “stop the show,” the music continued, Beltran said.
“I picked some kid up and his eyes rolled to the back of his head, so I checked his pulse.
“He started a countdown about 30 minutes before he performed — he started a timer on the big screen,” Eskins, an ICU nurse, told CNN about Scott’s performance.
“It happens, people rush the stage, no big deal,” Eskins said.
I mean the medics that were there to help, a lot of them hadn’t been properly trained,” Eskins said.
“I’ve been to concerts and, yes, it gets tight, but I’ve never felt like I was going to pass out,” she said.
“Me and Casey decided to try our best to make our way out of the crowd slowly.
“I lost all hope and thought I was going to die right there because I could not get my legs out.
Eventually, he made his way out of the chaos and ran to law enforcement officers for help, but they initially did not take him seriously, he said.
“I witnessed multiple people unconscious and unable to breathe, as people under me were crying for my help.