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Two die after taking ill at Portsmouth Mutiny Festival | Two die after taking ill at Portsmouth Mutiny Festival |
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Two young people have died after falling ill at a dance music festival in Hampshire. | Two young people have died after falling ill at a dance music festival in Hampshire. |
An 18-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man died in separate incidents at Mutiny Festival in Portsmouth. | An 18-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man died in separate incidents at Mutiny Festival in Portsmouth. |
Hampshire Police said the deaths at the festival site in King George V Playing Fields, Cosham, were not being treated as suspicious. | Hampshire Police said the deaths at the festival site in King George V Playing Fields, Cosham, were not being treated as suspicious. |
Earlier, the festival had issued a "harm prevention alert" apparently warning about the use of drugs. | |
The message to festivalgoers described a "dangerous high-strength or bad-batch substance on site". | |
Police were alerted to the woman falling ill at the site at 19:10 BST on Saturday, and the man was found collapsed about 20 minutes later. | |
Both were taken to the Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, where they later died. | |
Organisers said on social media that they were "devastated" about the deaths. | Organisers said on social media that they were "devastated" about the deaths. |
Last year, Hampshire Police called for the minimum entry age to the festival to be increased after reports of sex assaults, drug use and fighting. | |
The force urged Portsmouth City Council to ban anyone under 18 in an effort to reduce crime. | |
It followed reports that children as young as 13 were being allowed to attend. | |
Organisers said there had been "revised entry procedures" for this year's event. | |
The two-day festival features artists performing electronic music including drum 'n' bass, garage and hip hop. | |
Dizzee Rascal, Craig David and Sean Paul are among the big names at the event ending on Sunday. |