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Man dies at Serbia music festival | Man dies at Serbia music festival |
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A 22-year-old man from London has died after falling from a fortress wall at a music festival in northern Serbia. | |
Anthony Fisk fell from Petrovaradin fortress in Novi Sad during the annual Exit music festival on Friday. | |
He died in hospital on Saturday, the Foreign Office said. His family is being given consular assistance. | |
Acts including Lily Allen, the Arctic Monkeys, Manic Street Preachers, Moby, Korn and Madness are performing at the festival, located north of Belgrade. | Acts including Lily Allen, the Arctic Monkeys, Manic Street Preachers, Moby, Korn and Madness are performing at the festival, located north of Belgrade. |
A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesman said: "We can confirm the death of a British national in Serbia following a fall at a music festival and we are providing consular assistance to the family." | A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesman said: "We can confirm the death of a British national in Serbia following a fall at a music festival and we are providing consular assistance to the family." |
Up to to 190,000 people are expected to attend the four-day festival, which is due to end on Sunday. | Up to to 190,000 people are expected to attend the four-day festival, which is due to end on Sunday. |
The Exit festival began in 2000 as a spontaneous student uprising against the regime of Slobodan Milosevic. | The Exit festival began in 2000 as a spontaneous student uprising against the regime of Slobodan Milosevic. |
Organisers hoped it would persuade music fans to vote to find an "exit out of 10 years of madness". | Organisers hoped it would persuade music fans to vote to find an "exit out of 10 years of madness". |