A woman aged 25 has died after she fell ill at the Creamfields music festival in Cheshire, police have revealed. The woman, who hasn't been named but is from the Neath area of South Wales, was taken to hospital last Friday night, but sadly died in the early hours of today, Tuesday.
Police said they were 'notified' she had taken ill at around 10.15pm on August 26 and confirmed she was taken to Warrington District General Hospital, where she passed away despite the best efforts of medics. Police chiefs said an investigation was underway but 'there is nothing to suggest that there are any suspicious circumstances'.
The news follows the sad confirmation of the death of a 16-year-old boy from Worsley, Salford, after he fell ill after taking drugs at the Leeds Festival. David Celino tragically passed away in the early hours of Sunday morning, August 28.
The teenager had been taken to hospital from Bramham Park, where the hit music festival was being held this weekend, on Saturday night after falling ill and appearing at the medical tent. David's family have paid tribute to a 'beautiful' teenager, saying his death has left them 'broken'.
Revealing details of the death, Cheshire Police, reported a total of 39 arrests were made and 209 crimes reported at the four-day Creamfields festival, held in Daresbury, Cheshire.
In a statement, the force said: "In addition, 71 people were spoken to by police in relation to possession of illegal drugs and ejected from the site. They will be dealt with through criminal justice processes at a later stage. A further 42 people were dealt with via local resolution – these people were not arrested but have been recorded as being involved in drugs.
"Sadly, the festival also saw the death of a young woman from South Wales. At around 10.15pm on Friday 26 August, police were notified that the 25-year-old woman had fallen ill at the festival.
"She was taken to Warrington District General Hospital but despite the best efforts of those involved, she passed away in the early hours of Tuesday 30 August. Her next of kin have been informed."
Superintendent Sarah Heath, who led the policing operation for Creamfields 2022, said: "The tragic death of a young woman is heart-breaking and our thoughts are with her family and friends at this difficult time. An investigation into the cause of her death is underway but at this stage there is nothing to suggest that there are any suspicious circumstances."
Police said the 'most common' offence reported was drug-related crime, with a total of 135 reports.
Superintendent Heath added: “"his year around 69,000 people attended Creamfields 2022 between Thursday and Monday. It's a huge undertaking and we worked with event organisers and security staff in a bid to prevent illegal drugs from getting into the site.
"There were drugs dogs at entrances and opportunities for illegal substances and weapons to be placed in surrender bins along with an extensive search process by security personnel at entrances to the site.
"A conscious effort was made to target those who were intent on supplying illegal substances at the event - which accounted for more than half of the arrests made - while we made use of other options available to us, such as community resolutions, for lower level offences.
"All of those who were arrested and are being investigated for drug offences will now have to face the consequences and pay the price for their actions."
The event saw 250 acts take to the stage, including Becky Hill, David Guetta, Patrick Topping, Pete Tong, Martin Garrix, Jax Jones and Joel Corry.
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