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| Briton dies at Austrian music festival | Briton dies at Austrian music festival |
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| A British man has died after collapsing at a dance music festival in Austria, police said. The 25-year-old from West Bromwich complained of chest pains before collapsing at 4pm local time on the first day of the Snowbombing festival at Mayrhofen ski resort in the Ziller valley. | |
| "The man was treated by paramedics but lost consciousness and died," said an official from Mayrhofen police. A postmortem will take place on Tuesday. | "The man was treated by paramedics but lost consciousness and died," said an official from Mayrhofen police. A postmortem will take place on Tuesday. |
| The festival, which is in its 15th year, is organised by the Manchester-based student tour company Outgoing Ltd. More than 5,000 revellers were expected at the six-day festival, with tickets costing from £319 including accommodation. | The festival, which is in its 15th year, is organised by the Manchester-based student tour company Outgoing Ltd. More than 5,000 revellers were expected at the six-day festival, with tickets costing from £319 including accommodation. |
| Snowbombing's website says it is a "festival filled with fresh air, blue skies, black runs & white-hot parties. A week-long whirlwind of world-class DJs and bands, in the idyllic alpine setting of Mayrhofen, Austria. Days are spent skiing, boarding, enjoying music on mountaintop stages or relaxing in the spa of a luxury hotel." | Snowbombing's website says it is a "festival filled with fresh air, blue skies, black runs & white-hot parties. A week-long whirlwind of world-class DJs and bands, in the idyllic alpine setting of Mayrhofen, Austria. Days are spent skiing, boarding, enjoying music on mountaintop stages or relaxing in the spa of a luxury hotel." |
| The organisers issued a statement last night in which they said: "We have offered every assistance and our thoughts are with the man's family. His next of kin are being contacted. We cannot comment further at this point." | The organisers issued a statement last night in which they said: "We have offered every assistance and our thoughts are with the man's family. His next of kin are being contacted. We cannot comment further at this point." |
| This year's headliners include the Prodigy, with DJ sets from the Chemical Brothers and Chase & Status and appearances by 400 artists at 15 venues. | This year's headliners include the Prodigy, with DJ sets from the Chemical Brothers and Chase & Status and appearances by 400 artists at 15 venues. |
| • This article was amended on 9 April 2014 to correct the name of the Ziller valley, from Zillertal as the original said. |