A 17-year-old girl has died at the Kendal Calling festival in the early hours of Saturday morning, Cumbria Police confirmed. The teenager suffered a medical episode at approximately 2:15 a.m. BST and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward and are particularly interested in speaking with a group of women who alerted first responders to the girl after becoming concerned for her welfare. Officers are trying to establish the circumstances of the incident and want to speak to anyone who was in the vicinity of the Calling Out tent and the Big Wheel around the time of her death.
The girl's family has been informed and are being supported by specialist officers. Festival organizers stated that their team is cooperating with the authorities' investigation. A spokesperson for Kendal Calling said that medical teams and paramedics provided emergency care at the scene. The festival team expressed deep sadness over the teenager's death and extended their deepest sympathy to her loved ones.