Is it true that Bonnaroo Festival suffered death tragedy?”
The body of a mid-20s white male was discovered at the Bonnaroo site on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Workers were clearing the 700-acre farm of debris when they discovered the body in a single tent. This is the seventh death in Bonnaroo’s eight-year history. Although the festival came to a close at the end of Phish’s concert in the wee hours of Monday morning, sheriff’s deputies have determined that the man had been alive up until 3 p.m. on Monday. The Coffee County sheriff’s office have not yet determined whether the man was a volunteer or a festival attendee, but they did state that many volunteers camped out after the concertgoers had left in order to clean up. At the time of this writing, the sheriff’s deputies have not released an identity nor a cause of death, and have not yet received any missing persons reports. According to the Shelbyville Times-Gazette, Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves said that there was no suspected foul play, and that
BONNAROO FESTIVAL SUFFERS DEATH TRAGEDY June 13, 2005 The BONNAROO MUSIC + ARTS FESTIVAL has suffered a tragedy – a 32-year-old man was found dead on the Manchester, Tennessee site of the festival on Saturday (11JUN05). As the organisers of the event celebrate a fourth year of success – with 80,000 people attending the weekend event – news of a casualty has been reported. Authorities are awaiting the autopsy results of an unnamed Alabama man before releasing details of his death, but witnesses said he seemed to suffer from a medical disorder called sleep apnea. A nurse who attempted to revive the dead man at the festival claims witnesses saw the 118 kilogram (260 pound) victim struggling for breath before he died. Medics suggest the man suffered a heart attack brought on by sleep apnea – a common cause of death for overweight people. No other deaths have been reported at this year’s (05) festival. Two festival goers died last year (04) of drug overdoses.
