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Kendal Calling Festival: Drugs warning after man dies | Kendal Calling Festival: Drugs warning after man dies |
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A man has died after it is believed he took drugs at a music festival. | |
He was among five people taken ill at Kendal Calling, in Cumbria, on Friday morning. | |
The man was found in a critical condition and later died, while a woman, 29, remains in a critical but stable condition. Three men are "serious but stable", police said. | |
A 20-year-old Manchester man has been held on suspicion of possession with intent to supply, Cumbria Police said. | |
Festival organisers said in a tweet: "There have been serious drug related casualties requiring hospital treatment. Please take extra care - illegal drugs have unknown contents." | |
The North West Ambulance Service said five ambulances attended the scene at Penrith at about 06:42 BST. The patients were taken to the Cumberland Infirmary. | The North West Ambulance Service said five ambulances attended the scene at Penrith at about 06:42 BST. The patients were taken to the Cumberland Infirmary. |
Cumbria Police said an investigation was under way into the circumstances surrounding the man's death. | Cumbria Police said an investigation was under way into the circumstances surrounding the man's death. |
The festival runs until Sunday. |