A teenage girl has died at Leeds Festival following a suspected drugs overdose.
West Yorkshire Police say officers were called to Bramham Park at 3.40am on Saturday, 24 August, shortly after the 17-year-old from Oldham was found dead.
A 17-year-old boy, also from Oldham, has been arrested on suspicion of supplying controlled drugs. He is currently in police custody.
Superintendent Matt Davison, Leeds Festival’s Police Commander, said: “Our thoughts are with the family of the girl who has died.
"We have family liaison officers in place supporting them and they have asked that their privacy is respected at this extremely difficult time.
“While the exact cause of her death is yet to be established, the information we have indicates that she has taken a combination of drugs.
"This is a tragic incident and I hope serves as a timely reminder to others of the risk of taking illegal substances, particularly when mixing different types of drugs and drinking alcohol.
“If anyone has any concerns for either themselves or others at the festival, I would urge them to contact staff on-site or seek urgent medical assistance.”
It happened three years after Lewis Haunch, who was also 17-years-old, collapsed and died after taking ecstasy at Leeds Festival.
Police have also that are being sold at the festival site.
Officers have found pills called Donkey Kongs, Trumps and Skypes, which each contain around three times the average dose of MDMA.
In a tweet, the force said: "They have been found in circulation onsite. These are very dangerous, high strength pills, up to three times the normal average adult dose."
Drug safety testers from The Loop were not invited to this year's music festival, but they have also been warning revellers about these potent pills.
Even relatively small doses of the drug can cause overheating, seizures, heart, liver and kidney problems, and in some cases death.
There were 2,917 deaths related to drug misuse in England and Wales in 2018 and 92 deaths caused by MDMA poisoning, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics this week.
Festival goers are also being warned about n-ethylpentylone crystals, which are being misold as MDMA, and have a number of nasty side effects, including prolonged insomnia and paranoia.
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