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Woman dies in tent at Boomtown Fair festival | Woman dies in tent at Boomtown Fair festival |
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A woman has died at the Boomtown Fair music festival in Hampshire. | A woman has died at the Boomtown Fair music festival in Hampshire. |
The 18-year-old from Buckinghamshire was found unconscious in a tent at the event at Matterley Estate, near Winchester, at about midday. | The 18-year-old from Buckinghamshire was found unconscious in a tent at the event at Matterley Estate, near Winchester, at about midday. |
Paramedics and the on-site doctor were called but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. | Paramedics and the on-site doctor were called but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. |
Hampshire Constabulary said the death was not being treated as suspicious but investigations were ongoing and the coroner had been informed. | Hampshire Constabulary said the death was not being treated as suspicious but investigations were ongoing and the coroner had been informed. |
The woman is the fourth person to have died during the seven-year history of Boomtown. | |
In 2011, Deborah Jeffery, 45, from Winchester, suffered a fatal heart attack after taking ecstasy; in 2013, Oxfam steward Ellie Rowe, from Glastonbury, Somerset, died after taking ketamine. | |
Lisa Williamson, 31, from Hereford, was found hanged after using drugs at the following year's event. | |
On Friday, more than 80 cars were destroyed in a fire at the festival site car park. Investigators believe the blaze was started by a discarded cigarette. | On Friday, more than 80 cars were destroyed in a fire at the festival site car park. Investigators believe the blaze was started by a discarded cigarette. |
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