Atlanta woman tragically dies in Puerto Rico; family working to get her home
By Chase Houle
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MARIETTA, Georgia (WXIA) — The family of Tamirah Dix is grieving an unimaginable loss after Dix suffered a head injury and died in Puerto Rico.
While they did not want to speak on camera as they made arrangements to bring Dix’s body to Atlanta, they shared what happened in her final hours.
They say the 40-year-old was hit in the head at some point while zip-lining on Saturday. She made it through the rest of her day, but later that night, after going to sleep, she began having seizures.
On the way to the hospital, she died.
Back in Marietta, the loss is being felt deeply—especially with Marietta High School alums, where she graduated in 2004.
Among those remembering her is her best friend, Brittani Hebron.
“She’ll lift me up, pick me up. She likes to elevate people,” said Hebron.
The two met in the ninth grade and quickly became inseparable.
They considered themselves sisters.
“We called ourselves the Golden Girls; we were old ladies. We didn’t like to go out. Even though she was the life of the party when she was there, but most of the time we enjoyed being home, on the phone. You know, chit-chatting, talking crap,” said Hebron as she laughed at their times together.
Dix’s family describes the incident as a “freak accident.”
“I’m really crushed because that’s my everyday person. I’m on the phone with her at work, I’m on the phone with her after work. I was just crushed. I had to pull over. I was on the way to do some hair, and on the highway, I had to pull over when I got the news,” said Hebron.
Dix’s family says she was the youngest of four, and that she was adventurous, fearless, and caring—someone who loved deeply, especially when it came to her nieces and nephews.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Dix’s family says they are still waiting for autopsy results.
A vigil is planned for Saturday, April 4, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 545 Washington Avenue, Marietta, GA, 30060. A GoFundMe has been created to support the family.
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