Glastonbury: Second competition loss of life as crew member discovered unresponsive in tent

Jun 29, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Glastonbury: Second competition loss of life as crew member discovered unresponsive in tent

A Glastonbury crew member aged in his 40s has been discovered lifeless in his tent on the competition website.

Avon and Somerset Police aren’t treating the person’s loss of life in The Park space as suspicious and a report is being ready for the coroner.

Officers had been known as to the positioning in Pilton, Somerset, at about 2.20pm on Tuesday and the person was discovered unresponsive within the tent the place he was pronounced lifeless.

It comes after one other man, additionally in his 40s, died following a “medical incident”, on a footpath – popularly often called the outdated railway line – within the early hours of Sunday, in line with the power.

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Police mentioned his loss of life was not being handled as suspicious and officers had been finishing up enquiries on behalf of the coroner.

The competition ended on Monday, although crew stay on the website to clear up and return it to fields which are prepared for cows to graze on.

Around 200,000 folks normally attend the competition at Worthy Farm and a number of other deaths have been reported on the website lately.

They embody a safety guard aged in his 60s who was discovered lifeless in his tent through the occasion in 2019.