Music
Two deaths confirmed at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
by Ciaran Thompson
June 14, 2011
According to reports from the Associated Press, two concertgoers died over the weekend at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, TN.
An estimated 80,000 people, including members of the AUX staff, turned up to the 700-acre farm for the four day festival where artists such as Eminem, The Strokes, Arcade Fire, The Black Keys and Robert Plant performed.
The first death was discovered early last Thursday when a 32-year-old woman’s body was found dead inside a tent at the festival’s campgrounds. Officials confirmed the second death happened early Sunday morning and identified the body as 24-year-old Christopher William Yoder of Raleigh, N.C., who died of hyperthermia after being airlifted to hospital.
Bonnaroo promoters released a statement saying, “The safety of our patrons is our No. 1 concern, and we are deeply saddened by this.”
