Tragic Death of Brazilian Singer Ayres Sasaki After Electrocution at Concert

A SINGER has died in freak accident after he was electrocuted during a live show.
Brazilian rock singer Ayres Sasaki, 35, died when a fan in soaking-wet clothes hugged him during the concert, leading to the artist suffering an electric shock caused by one of the cables on stage.
Brazilian rock singer Ayres Sasaki, 35, died when a fan in soaking-wet clothes hugged him during the concert, leading to the artist suffering an electric shock caused by one of the cables on stage. The singer died instantly on stage when a fan with a wet body came up and hugged him.
The early death of singer Ayres Sasaki, 35, during a concert in Pará is being investigated by the Civil Police of that state. One hypothesis is that the artist suffered an electric shock while performing at a hotel in the city of Salinópolis, 4 hours from the capital,
The singer died instantly on stage when a fan with a wet body came up and hugged him.
Seconds later, the musician suffered an electric shock and was killed on the spot in Salinopolis, Brazil on July 13.
It remains unclear how the soaked fan got wet.
Police are probing the death but have not released further details.
The singer's family have refrained from commenting in detail amid the investigation.
Aunt Rita Matos told local media: "What we know is that his show was scheduled for a specific time and was moved up, but we are contacting people who were with him at the moment to understand how everything happened
"We will gather all the information in a statement that we will release to the press."
The Solar Hotel, where the concert was being held, expressed sorrow over the singer's death.