Teenage girl dies after becoming unwell at festival in Belfast

Two other people remain in hospital after becoming ill at the same event.
Teenage girl dies after becoming unwell at festival in Belfast

By Gráinne Ní Aodha, PA

A teenage girl has died after “becoming unwell” at a music festival in Belfast at the weekend.

Police said they received a report of the sudden death of a girl in her late teens on Sunday.

The girl died in hospital after becoming unwell at an event in Belfast, police said.

The event is understood to be the Emerge dance music festival, which was held at the Boucher Road Fields in Belfast on Saturday and Sunday.

Two other people remain in the hospital after becoming ill at the same event.

A woman aged in her 30s is in a serious but stable condition, while a boy aged in his teens received treatment and is expected to make a full recovery, police said.

“Inquiries into the circumstances surrounding all reports are ongoing,” a PSNI spokesman said.

The Emerge festival has been contacted for comment.

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