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Cumbria Police investigate festival death of teenager at Kendal Calling

2 August 2026 · in 80 words

Cumbria Police investigate festival death of teenager at Kendal Calling

The 17-year-old suffered a medical emergency in the early hours of Sunday, 2 August. Officers and medical personnel administered emergency care near the Calling Out tent and Big Wheel, but she was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives are now trying to trace a group of women who first alerted responders to her condition.

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