In another festival related casualty, a 26 year old sadly passed away after being โ€˜brutally assaultedโ€™ at the Parklife Weekender main stage in Manchester.

People sustaining injuries and overdosing on banned materials is becoming an increasingly worrying issue at a number of large scale festivals. In another deeply saddening incident, Robert Hart, 26, lost his life trying to prevent his girlfriend being hit by an โ€˜inflatable toyโ€™ which involved him getting into a tussle with a fellow festival goer, who attacked him mercilessly.

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The crowd managed to help him and gave him chest compressions until security arrived and immediately moved him to a nearby hospital. After battling for his life, the 26 year old eventually succumbed to his injuries. Manchester police are currently on the look-out for the assailant who was responsible for Robertโ€™s injuries at the festival. Another incident involving two men being stabbed has also been reported at the Manchester festival.

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Tussling for space at a concert is a regular drill. With the number of festivals & subsequently, attendees always rising, we can expect that we will not always succeed in finding your own โ€˜spaceโ€™. Everybody wants the best view for what theyโ€™re paying and tussling for room can often lead to complicated situations. The overall culture of electronic dance music โ€˜ravingโ€™ and โ€˜raversโ€™ is quite frankly, getting out of hand. Kids are unable to hold in their temper, or their alcohol, and indulging in violence owing to their โ€˜plurโ€™ry vision. Weโ€™re not sure what exactly lead to incidents involving festival related mishaps, nor are we speculating. But the alarming number of casualties being reported at Festivals, abroad and local, is a worrying issue and something has got to be done about it. The Sherp sends his heartfelt condolences to the victims of such tragedies.

(Source: BBC News)