Music festival cancelled after five people die from suspected drugs overdose
Time Warp festival, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was forced to be called off after the death of at least five people
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Your support makes all the difference.The remainder of a music festival has been cancelled after five people died from a suspected overdose and many more remain critically ill.
The second night of the Time Warp festival, a two-day event in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was scrapped after a suspected drugs overdose killed two people at the event. Three more died in ambulances or in hospital.
The head of emergency services said all the victims were aged between 21 and 25.
A further five people are in a critical condition in hospital. Dr Alberto Crescenti, director of medical emergencies in Buenos Aires, said: “They are all in very grave condition, intubated.
“They are not breathing on their own.”
Doctors are trying to establish exactly what was ingested. Dr Crescenti added: “We have to wait for their autopsies to determine what mix of substances [was responsible]”.
One festival-goer told local media he saw a young man convulsing for 15 minutes and calling for security.
Another was quoted as saying: "We couldn't stay inside, we couldn't breathe.
"It was too hot and there were too many people."
A statement posted on the festival’s website said: “We express our deepest condolences to the families and friends of the people who passed away.
“The cause of this tragedy will take some time to determine. The show is cancelled for tonight.
“We will let you know as soon as possible how you can refund the ticket for tonight.
“We ask that you keep the loved ones of these people in our thoughts and prayers.”
Police in the province of La Plata claimed officers had seized a large amount of "designer" drugs, including 182 ecstasy pills, doses of LSD, marijuana, poppers and cocaine.
Two people were arrested from the bus full of party-goers headed to the festival.
Time Warp, started in Germany in 1994, was being held in the Latin American county for the third time.
Some of the artists lined up to play the cancelled gig were Chris Liebing, Barem and Deep Mariano.
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