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| A 26-year-old man is fighting for his life after taking ketamine at Glastonbury, police have said. | |
| According to Avon and Somerset Police the man, from the south-west of England, is currently in a “life-threatening condition” at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. Police added that crime at the four-day event is down 50 per cent compared to this stage last year, with just 12 arrests so far. | According to Avon and Somerset Police the man, from the south-west of England, is currently in a “life-threatening condition” at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. Police added that crime at the four-day event is down 50 per cent compared to this stage last year, with just 12 arrests so far. |
| The warning came after a report that a 67-year-old woman died of natural causes at the festival on Wednesday evening. | The warning came after a report that a 67-year-old woman died of natural causes at the festival on Wednesday evening. |
| In February, the Government announced the drug would be upgraded to a class B banned substance in an attempt to deter its increasing use following recommendations in December from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs that long-term use can cause serious bladder damage and, in extreme cases, require the organ’s removal. | |
| Originally an anaesthetic used by vets, an estimated 120,000 people in Britain use ketamine. Between one and two per cent of 16 to 24-year-olds are believed to have tried it. | |
| Many Glastonbury-goers took advantage of early good weather to arrive on the site early on Wednesday and Thursday prior to the first music acts on Thursday night. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected on the site on Friday and Saturday, but police estimate that between 90,000 to 100,000 arrived on Wednesday, with thousands more flocking through the gates to the site on Thursday afternoon. | Many Glastonbury-goers took advantage of early good weather to arrive on the site early on Wednesday and Thursday prior to the first music acts on Thursday night. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected on the site on Friday and Saturday, but police estimate that between 90,000 to 100,000 arrived on Wednesday, with thousands more flocking through the gates to the site on Thursday afternoon. |
| Lisa Parker, 22, attending the festival for the first time, said: “We had been planning to drive down on Friday morning but the weather looked much better earlier in the week so we jumped in the car and drove down overnight on Wednesday.” | Lisa Parker, 22, attending the festival for the first time, said: “We had been planning to drive down on Friday morning but the weather looked much better earlier in the week so we jumped in the car and drove down overnight on Wednesday.” |