Latitude Festival: a teenager dies

A 17-year-old boy died on the last day of the Latitude festival.

The teenager was flown to hospital yesterday afternoon and died early today.

A spokesperson for the festival in Henham Park, Suffolk, said: “The young man was suffering from an isolated health problem.

“The police do not consider this suspicious.”

The boy was treated at the scene by three air ambulances after becoming seriously ill.
» said the East Anglian Air Ambulance.

Around 35,000 people attended this family-friendly arts and music festival, led by Lily Allen and former Blur frontman Damon Albarn.

American rock duo The Black Keys made headlines last night. Weather conditions were varied with temperatures reaching 28°C on the first day.

But over the weekend, spectacular storms brought muddy conditions.

Many took down their tents yesterday morning and some cars were already struggling in the mud in the parking lots.

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