Travis Scott Astroworld Festival-goer witnessed woman’s ankle ‘SNAP OPEN’ as she was caught up in horror crowd surge

A WOMAN caught up in the Astroworld Festival had her ankle “snap open” as she was caught up in the crowd surge, a witness has said.

A total of eight people tragically lost their lives Friday at the NRG Park, Houston, when a crowd of around 50,000 people surged forward while rapper Travis Scott was performing.

“Hundreds” of people were also reportedly injured and 17 people were taken to hospitals with 11 of them in cardiac arrest.

The concert-goer, who asked not to be named, told The US Sun: “I saw a young female snap her ankle open and [the bone] was popping out of her skin.

“In the very beginning they broke down the fence and landed on her foot and everybody stepped over it.”

It is not clear what happened to the woman or what her current medical condition is.

The witness, who had gone with eight friends, said they had never been to a concert so “chaotic” and there were only about 300 security guards with a crowd of some 50,000 people.

According to the witness, they saw people “passing out and dying of dehydration” but the security staff were not letting people leave.

They claim one security guard told them: “We can’t let you out unless you are passed out.”

“The smaller individuals, under 5ft 4 were like struggling for air. Children being trampled. Astroworld has a policy of under 17 you need to be with an adult… I saw many people cry and scream,” the witness added.

They added that Travis Scott attempted to do what he could from the stage.

"They never really stopped the music," they said. "But Travis Scott did take pauses during his performance.

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"He would ask what's going on and to call for ambulances. He was pushing organizers to react ... but he couldn't control that kind of situation."

The reveler also claimed that drugs were being sold at the site by rogue concertgoers.

They said: “They were selling illegal substances and nobody knew what they contained. Pills more than anything.”

Claims have also been made that at least one person was injected by a man in the crowd.

Houston Chief of Police Troy Finner shared the shocking allegations at a Saturday press conference

"One of the narratives was that some individual was injecting other people with drugs," Chief Finner said.

"We do have a report of a security officer, according to medical staff, that was out and treated him last night.

"He was reaching over to restrain or grab a citizen and he felt a prick in his neck. He went unconscious, they administered Narcan. He was revived and medical staff did notice a prick similar to a prick you would get if somebody was trying to inject."

'ONGOING INVESTIGATION'

HPD Spokesperson Jodi Silva told The Sun they were aware of the claims but said it's an "ongoing investigation at this point and all elements and potential causes are being examined."

It's unclear at this time what drug was injected into the security guard, and there have not been any other reports of people being injected with drugs at the concert.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said that those killed at the concert range in age from 14 to 27.

The identities of most of the victims have now been revealed.

The youngest was John Hilgert, a freshman at Houston’s Memorial High School who was a popular student and a keen baseball player.

Among the other victims were Danish Baig, 27, who had been trying to help a family member when he died.

It comes as:

• Travis Scott spoke out in an emotional Instagram video
• Kylie and Kendall 'walked past bodies', a witness claimed
• Kylie shared videos of the festival with an ambulance in the crowd before sharing a post paying tribute to the victims
• Travis wrote an eerie message to fans before the show

Danish's brother described him as a "beautiful soul", and revealed he died trying to save his sister-in-law.

Basil Baid, who was also at the festival, said the event had been "managed poorly", and described people "pushing and shoving" in the chaos.