Teenager dies after 'medical episode' at Kendal Calling festival in Cumbria

A 17‑year‑old female died after a medical episode at the Kendal Calling festival in Cumbria during the early hours of Saturday morning, police confirmed. The incident took place at approximately 02:15 BST, and the teenager was pronounced dead at the scene. Cumbria Police said they are investigating the circumstances and are keen to speak with anyone who was in the vicinity of the Calling Out structure and the Big Wheel around the time of the death. A police spokesperson stated: "Officers are peculiarly keen to talk with a radical of women who alerted archetypal responders to the miss aft becoming acrophobic for her welfare." The girl’s family has been informed and is receiving support from specialist officers. A Kendal Calling spokesperson said the festival team is assisting the investigation and provided the following remarks: "As soon arsenic the idiosyncratic became unwell, they were instantly attended to by our on-site information and aesculapian teams." They added: "Paramedics and aesculapian unit provided exigency attraction astatine the country and did everything they could to help." The spokesperson concluded: "The spokesperson added the squad was "deeply saddened" by the teenager's decease and extended "deepest sympathy" to her loved ones."