Glastonbury Festival crew member dies in tent on site

A member of Glastonbury Festival's crew has died after being found unresponsive in his tent.

The man in his 40s – who is yet to be identified — was found in his tent close to the Park Stage. Police officers were called to the site on Tuesday afternoon, and he was confirmed dead at the scene.

While the cause of death is unknown to the public, police have confirmed that the death is not being treated as suspicious.

Staff had remained at the site on Monday following the end of the Festival to clear up tents and waste let behind by attendees. The area is used for cows to graze during the year.

The news comes after the death of another man, who died after a medical incident on part of the site known as the old railway line on Sunday.

A man in his 40s died at the Glastonbury Festival this weekend. I’ve just had it confirmed that it was a drug related death. If you run a festival it is your responsibility to make sure everyone there is as safe as possible and that HAS to include front of house drug testing pic.twitter.com/dACZcghgZ7

— Secret Drug Addict (@ScrtDrugAddict) June 26, 2023

Avon and Somerset police said reports are being prepared for the coroner in relation to both of the deaths.

Deaths at the festival, attended by more than 200,000 people this year, are very rare.

This year's event was headlined by Arctic Monkeys, Gun N' Roses and Sir Elton John.

Sir Elton brought the festival to a close on Sunday night, in what was billed as his final UK show before he retires from touring at the end of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.