Child dies after becoming unwell at Camp Bestival

A child has died after becoming unwell at Camp Bestival in Shropshire this past weekend.

According to the Staffordshire Police, the child was taken to the hospital in the early hours of Saturday morning. In a statement, the force said: “The child was treated at the scene and taken to hospital in a critical condition. Sadly, the child died a short time later.”

The force also shared that an investigation has been launched to figure out the circumstances of the child’s death. Currently, there have been no further details such as the age or gender of the child, revealed by police at this stage.

Camp Bestival was held at Weston Park on August 17-20. Primal Scream, Rudimental,  Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Confidence Man were amongst the artists that performed during the weekend.

Mother and daughter and father dressed up as bumble bees in a crowd of children wearing fancy dress costumes and listening to naturist, nature photographer, television presenter and author, Christopher Gary Packham CBE, Chris Packham, live on stage, giving a nature talk to a family audience at Camp Bestival. Credit: Dawn Fletcher-Park/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty

The festival organisers expressed their “deepest sympathies” to the child’s family after the incident.

“A child became poorly on Friday night and, after receiving immediate medical care onsite, was taken to hospital in an ambulance, where they tragically passed away,” said a spokesperson for Camp Bestival.

They continued: “Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the family at this terrible time, and we will continue to support them in any way we can.”

The festival which brands itself ‘the quintessential family festival’ won the Best Family Festival in 2009, 2010, 2013, and 2014 at UK Festival Awards.

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