Teen Dies After Collapsing At Halloween Rave As Witnesses Describe 'horrible' Tragedy
A teenage girl has died after fainting at a Halloween music festival in what witnesses described as a 'terrible' tragedy.
Maya Nager was enjoying the Terminal V electronic music festival in Edinburgh on Saturday night when the 19-year-old passed out.
He was rushed to the city's Royal Infirmary for treatment, but despite doctors' best efforts he was pronounced dead on Monday morning, according to The Daily Record.
Officers have launched an investigation into the unknown circumstances of the teenager's death during a ceremony at the Ingliston Royal Highland Center in Edinburgh.
A source at the festival said: "The poor girl fainted around 6pm. It was a terrible sight and we saw her being taken to hospital in an ambulance.
"We didn't know what happened to him, but it's really shocking to hear that he passed away."
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We have learned that a 19-year-old woman fell ill at an event in the Ingliston area of Edinburgh at around 6pm on Saturday October 29, 2022.
“He was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment but sadly passed away on Monday October 31. An investigation is underway to establish the circumstances of the incident."
Billed as Scotland's biggest electronic music festival, Terminal V Halloween 2022 rave has been given the green light despite police concerns after previous events, like most festivals, were marred by drug use and of hospitalizations.
The Noon to Midnight Terminal V festival first took place at the capital's Royal Highland Center in 2017 and initially attracted around 5,000 people.
Nearly 20,000 dancers attended the Halloween event last Saturday despite drug arrests at previous events.
Police raised safety concerns at a meeting of Edinburgh City Council's licensing committee last month after three patrons lay in a medically induced coma at an earlier event.
Constable Greg Steven told a council hearing that police had encountered security concerns following a series of drug-related incidents at Terminal V in the past that resulted in festival-goers being hospitalized requiring treatment in intensive care units.
He said: "In all previous events at Terminal V, significant quantities of controlled drugs were seized from visitors who attended the event, and drug abuse caused serious medical consequences."
And Claire Miller, the council's director of public safety, called it the "riskiest incident" her department had ever seen. Organizers said they conducted "reliable" drug screening at the meeting. Despite the concerns expressed, four councilors voted against issuing the license.
A Terminal V spokesperson said: “We are absolutely devastated by this news and send our deepest condolences to the family. We continue to assist the police in their investigations."
