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Boston Suspends ICON Nightclub’s Entertainment License After Patron’s Collapse

Officials opened a review of reports that crowd control problems impeded EMT access during the emergency.

A woman who experienced a medical emergency at Icon, a nightclub in downtown Boston, has died.
BOSTON, MA - MARCH 3-SATURDAY: Exterior of Icon nightclub March 2, 2019, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Connors/Media News Group/Boston Herald)
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Overview

  • Family members said the patron, identified as Anastaiya Colon, died after being taken from the club to Tufts Medical Center.
  • Police reported arriving around 12:30 a.m. to find Colon unresponsive on the dance floor with no pulse as a large crowd gathered around her.
  • An ICON cashier who said she is an off-duty EMT performed chest compressions before Boston EMS transported the victim to the hospital.
  • Officers said they ordered the venue cleared because patrons did not provide space for emergency responders to work.
  • The Entertainment Division suspended the club’s entertainment license pending investigation, a Licensing Board hearing is expected, City Councilor Ed Flynn called for a full probe, and ICON said staff acted promptly and is cooperating.