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| Kendal Calling Festival: Pills warning after man, 18, dies | Kendal Calling Festival: Pills warning after man, 18, dies |
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| An 18-year-old man has died after taking drugs at a music festival, police believe. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | Officers said a woman, 29, remains in a critical but stable condition and three other men are "serious but stable" in hospital. |
| A blue tablet bearing an Adidas logo, a light green pill with white flecks, and a similar, grey tablet had been identified, they said. | 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 illegal drugs. | |
| "You cannot be sure of what the drug contains and this therefore could cause fatal consequences," he said. | "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. He was from Millom. | |
| "Our thoughts and condolences are with his family and we are doing everything possible to support the police," he said. | "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. |