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Boomtown festivalgoer found dead BoomTown festivalgoer pronounced dead after being found unconscious
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A 31-year-old woman has died after being found slumped unconscious in a toilet, at a music festival. A 31-year-old woman has died after being found slumped unconscious in a toilet at a music festival.
Security staff and medics discovered the woman in the lavatory at the Boomtown event near Winchester at 1.50pm on Saturday, Hampshire police said. Security staff and medics discovered the woman in the lavatory at the BoomTown event near Winchester at 1.50pm on Saturday, Hampshire police said.
The festivalgoer was taken to hospital in Winchester, where doctors battled to save her life. But she was pronounced dead shortly after her arrival. The festivalgoer was taken to hospital in Winchester, where she was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
The toilet block was cordoned off as officers investigated the scene at the festival, held at Matterley estate. Her death is not believed to be suspicious. The toilet block was cordoned off as officers investigated the scene at the festival, held at the Matterley estate. Her death is not believed to be suspicious.
A statement from police said: "It is too early to speculate on cause of death, and a postmortem examination will be conducted in due course to help determine this. Police are providing support to her family including her husband, who was at the festival with her." A statement from police said: "It is too early to speculate on cause of death, and a postmortem examination will be conducted in due course to help determine this. Police are providing support to her family, including her husband who was at the festival with her."
Last year Ellie Rowe, 18, from Glastonbury, Somerset, died at Boomtown after taking ketamine. Last year Ellie Rowe, 18, from Glastonbury, Somerset, died at BoomTown after taking ketamine.