Mathis recalled Phoenix's siblings Joaquin and Rain rushing to help. It was then Phoenix collapsed on the footpath and started having convulsions.
The actress said she remembered coming out of a bathroom and seeing Phoenix involved in an altercation with another man that spilt out onto the footpath. Fans have left flowers, candles and notes at the spot where he collapsed on November 1, 1993. The exterior of The Viper Room the day after the death of actor River Phoenix.