News · 2 August 2026
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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