NYPD Detective Dies After Colombia Butt Lift

Detective Alicia Stone, 40, a 13-year NYPD veteran assigned to the Internal Affairs Bureau and mother of three, died in Cali, Colombia, about a week after undergoing a Brazilian butt lift and liposuction. She was found unresponsive in her hotel room early Thursday, rushed to Fundación Valle del Lili Hospital and was pronounced dead roughly an hour later, with the cause listed as an “unspecified cardiac arrest.” Her husband, Michael Stone, who says she was “perfectly fine” before the procedure, is demanding an investigation and has requested an autopsy. Sources say she had been taking anticoagulants and oral pain medication while recovering in a hotel. Colombian authorities and U.S. consular officials were notified after her death. The case has renewed scrutiny of BBL safety, with experts warning the procedure can carry rare but serious risks such as fat embolism and is considered among higher-risk cosmetic surgeries.