Glastonbury tragedy as man abruptly dies on footpath at competition web site
A person in his 40s at Glastonbury has died following a “medical incident” on the positioning of the competition early this morning. Police mentioned the person died on the scene on a footpath referred to as the Old Railway Line on the positioning at Worthy Farm in Somerset.
Police shall be finishing up enquiries on behalf of the coroner, and add that his demise is not being handled as suspicious.
Avon and Somerset Police mentioned in an announcement: “Shortly before 4am today emergency services responded to a medical incident involving a man in his 40s at Glastonbury Festival.
“Sadly, the person died on the scene. His subsequent of kin have been knowledgeable and our ideas are with them at this troublesome time.
“The man’s death is not being treated as suspicious and officers are carrying out inquiries on behalf of the coroner.”
Glastonbury is taking part in host to greater than 200,000 for its annual competition. Deaths on the occasion are unusual.
In 2019, a 60-year-old safety guard working on the occasion was discovered lifeless in his tent. His demise was not handled as suspicious.
But this 12 months has had no scarcity of crime, police report.
On Sunday morning, the police mentioned it had reported 107 crimes or crime-related incidents and made 33 arrests on the competition up to now.
There have been 24 thefts, 19 drug offences and 17 cases of violence towards an individual, in addition to 5 sexual assaults, three offences for the possession of an offensive weapon.
The drive additionally reported one public order offence, in addition to one fraud and one housebreaking.
These crime numbers embody occurrences on the positioning, and from roads and automobile parks round its perimeter.
The greatest annual competition within the UK, Glastonbury stretches over an space that’s equal to round 500 soccer pitches.