17 year old girl dies after Reading from falling ill over the weekend

[Babyquack]

http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/News/BREAKING-NEWS-17-year-old-Stevington-girl-dies-after-becoming-ill-at-Reading-Festival-20130828193000.htm

Have you guys seen this? Very sad news. My thoughts are with her family and friends.

[Com Truise]

Not seen this but a boy died at Leeds festival, too Not seen much covered on either though, which is terrible! RIP to both

[devilman]

According to our tame security guy who gave us a round up every morning, a 16 yo girl died Friday night at Leeds as well as a 40 yo woman who OD'd. People were injured when the silent disco ad a partial collapse in the rain also. On the plus side they had their first birth on site on the Friday night. Who goes to a festival expecting? That's dedication!

[Com Truise]

According to our tame security guy who gave us a round up every morning, a 16 yo girl died Friday night at Leeds as well as a 40 yo woman who OD'd. People were injured when the silent disco ad a partial collapse in the rain also. On the plus side they had their first birth on site on the Friday night. Who goes to a festival expecting? That's dedication!

[Dead throne]

Blimey. RIP

[Andre91]

I definitely saw an ambulance coming through Piccadilly on Wednesday I think. Word was that a girl had OD'd.

[Gucci Piggy]

I got told someone had OD'd and ended up passed out face down in the floods at Piccadilly on Thursday at Leeds and drowned. Not sure if it's true or not. Anyone else hear this?

[Com Truise]

I got told someone had OD'd and ended up passed out face down in the floods at Piccadilly on Thursday at Leeds and drowned. Not sure if it's true or not. Anyone else hear this?

[The Placid Casual]

I got told someone had OD'd and ended up passed out face down in the floods at Piccadilly on Thursday at Leeds and drowned. Not sure if it's true or not. Anyone else hear this?

Edited August 28, 2013 by WessexBoy

[ladbrokeboy]

I heard that someone had drowned in Piccadilly sometime on or before Friday, I don't know if it's true either, because we also told my friend's sister that there was a rabid cat running around Red camp

[she bangs the drums]

19 year old lad died at Leeds according to BBC.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-23869422

[5co77ie]

Good job the Daily Express doesn't know, they already want to pull the plug on festivals:

http://www.express.co.uk/comment/columnists/virginia-blackburn/425351/It-s-time-to-pull-the-plug-on-rock-fests

[jump]

Good job the Daily Express doesn't know, they already want to pull the plug on festivals:

http://www.express.co.uk/comment/columnists/virginia-blackburn/425351/It-s-time-to-pull-the-plug-on-rock-fests

[dentalplan]

Regarding the security guy's knowledge and the story about somebody drowning (can't multiquote on my phone) there are rumours about people dying quite often at the festivals for some reason. After The Libertines I heard from a few people that there were varying between 1 and 4 fatalities, when in fact there were none. I don't really know why this happens.

Very sad to hear that there have been though and my thoughts are with their families.

Edited August 29, 2013 by dentalplan

[rawaudioinput]

There was a rumour there was a rape in red camp at Reading, not sure how much truth there was to it though

[Tobieski]

A girl who was camping with us met a guy an went back to his tent, and then for some reason at like 3am this guy went psycho and threw her out of his tent, and proceeded to kick the shit out of her. Thankfully he got arrested though

[she bangs the drums]

The news of both deaths are very sad indeed but not unexpected for a weekend of partying when considering the numbers (160k) involved. The same thing happens every weekend in towns and cities across the UK.

[PDAD]

Tragic news. Stuff like this really puts a damper on the weekend.

When my friend went to the medical tent at Reading, there were a few girls there mid recovery recovering having each been giving cigarettes by an older guy which were laced with something. Terrible to hear some of the stories of the weekend.

[eFestivals]

Regarding the security guy's knowledge and the story about somebody drowning (can't multiquote on my phone) there are rumours about people dying quite often at the festivals for some reason. After The Libertines I heard from a few people that there were varying between 1 and 4 fatalities, when in fact there were none. I don't really know why this happens.

Boomtown's facebook was splattered with comments after this year's fest saying "so sorry to hear about the four people who died". Just one person died. While that's terrible in itself, it's more the result of govt anti-drugs policy than it is festivals.

Only yesterday it was revealed that the numbers dying from "legal highs" has doubled in the last year - and that's because as each "legal" is outlawed, something else comes along. These means that few people ever get to find out what the bad effects of any new drug might be, which gives no one any chance to treat that drug with respect. They don't know what they're taking or how to take it safely - and that will always lead to problems.

Back in the days when drugs were a simpler thing to become knowledgeable about, it led to drug-takers having respect for the inherent dangers of the drugs they took.

Edited August 29, 2013 by eFestivals

[eFestivals]

When my friend went to the medical tent at Reading, there were a few girls there mid recovery recovering having each been giving cigarettes by an older guy which were laced with something.

hmmm, you sure they hadn't merely had puff on a spliff which they couldn't handle?

It's been a while now since I've seen the claim, but it used to be a regular on here with people claiming that there was weed around that was laced with heroin ... when all it really was was decent weed, much stronger than those people had ever experienced.

The idea of hash or weed laced with anything that's stronger than hash or weed is the most ridiculous claim around. It's something I've heard claimed at various points during the last 30 years, and there has never ever been a single jot of evidence to back up that claim.

[mrtourette]

Ha yeah that 15th pint of Guinness I had last night must have been laced with vodka because it sent me right over the edge.

[mrtourette]

But seriosuly, terrible news about anyone dying at any festival.

[eFestivals]

Ha yeah that 15th pint of Guinness I had last night must have been laced with vodka because it sent me right over the edge.

yep, exactly that sort of thing.

I'm pretty sure that most of the claims around 10 years ago of drinks being spiked were that sort of thing and not spiking (tho I know that spiking does happen too). Blaming your own fallibilities on others.

[rawrsomesauce]

I remember hearing that on Friday night at Reading, some guy had gone to the medical tent and died. My mate saw a girl OD in the pit during Bring Me too, apparently.

[jump]

I remember hearing that on Friday night at Reading, some guy had gone to the medical tent and died. My mate saw a girl OD in the pit during Bring Me too, apparently.