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Kendal Calling Festival: Pills warning after man, 18, dies | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
An 18-year-old man has died after taking drugs at a music festival, police believe. | |
He was among five people taken ill at Kendal Calling, in Cumbria, on Friday. | |
Three different types of tablet could be linked to his death, said police, who warned festivalgoers not to take illegal drugs at the event. | |
A 20-year-old man from Manchester has been arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply, Cumbria Police said. | |
Officers said a woman, 29, remains in a critical but stable condition and three other men are "serious but stable" in hospital. | |
The force said three types of pills which could be linked to the man's death. | |
A blue tablet bearing an Adidas logo, a light green pill with white flecks, and a similar, grey tablet had been identified, they said. | |
Supt Justin Bibby warned those attending the three-day event not to take any illegal drugs. | |
"You cannot be sure of what the drug contains and this therefore could cause fatal consequences," he said. | |
A spokesman for the festival said organisers were "deeply saddened" by the man's death. | |
"Our thoughts and condolences are with his family and we are doing everything possible to support the police," he said. | |
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. |
The festival runs until Sunday. | The festival runs until Sunday. |