Monday, 21 July 2014

Teenager dies after being airlifted to hospital from Latitude Festival

A 17-year-old has died after being airlifted to hospital from Latitude Festival.

The teenage male, who has not been named, died yesterday (July 20) at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital after becoming "acutely unwell" on Saturday.


Sheeps graze in front of the Latitude signage at the Latitude Festival 2014

© PA Images / Ben Kendall






The 17-year-old received medical attention from three air ambulance crew at the scene when his health deteriorated.

Festival organisers have released a statement saying that the death is not being treated as suspicious.


"A 17-year-old male attending Latitude was airlifted to hospital on Saturday afternoon and died in the early hours of Sunday morning," a spokesperson said.


"The young male suffered from an isolated medical condition. The police are not treating this as suspicious."


Latitude Festival came to a close last night with a headlining set from The Black Keys.








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