Facebook Live broadcast ends in tragedy as thousands watch Arkansas mother die ‘and do nothing’

Friends watch Keiana Herndon collapse while holding her one-year-old son

A woman has died while broadcasting on Facebook Live as thousands watched and "did nothing".

Keiana Herndon collapsed while holding her one-year-old son and streaming from her friend’s house in Arkansas on 28 December.

She opened the video by singing before discussing how she wanted to go back to school, but viewers saw her behaviour change as she started wiping her face and shaking her head, reports KATV.

Keiana Herndon died while broadcasting on Facebook Live with her young son (KARK)

As the 25-year-old passed out, the mobile phone she was broadcasting on fell out of her hand, leaving both her and her son out of shot.

Richard Herndon, the mother-of-two’s father, told KARK: "The views went from two or three, to too many for it to be a tragic live shot.

“It's amazing for someone to sit there and see somebody or hear them take their last breath, and nobody did anything.”

Ms Herndon’s half-sister also condemned viewers of the video.

“As soon as she fell and she didn't grab the phone back, they should have done something,” Keishun Brown told the New York Daily News.

The video ended 30 minutes later with Ms Herndon’s friend rushing into the room and calling emergency services. She was taken to hospital but could not be resuscitated.

The video has since been removed from Facebook.

Ms Herndon’s mother said the cause of her daughter’s death was likely due to “thyroid problems”.

“The thyroid messes with everything and it triggered her heart,” she said.

“It’s a tragedy, I know that much, and I know one thing, I would love to have my baby back with me.”

An autopsy is to be performed to determine the cause of death. A GoFundMe page has been set up to help her two young sons, and it has currently raised $7,000.