- A man died on Saturday at a music festival in Sydney
- New South Wales Police said he suffered a medical episode.
A young man has tragically died at a music festival in Sydney.
The man, aged in his 20s, died at the Knockout open-air music festival in Sydney Olympic Park at 11.50pm on Saturday.
NSW Police said the man suffered a medical episode and paramedics were unable to revive him after emergency services arrived at the scene.
His death is not considered suspicious and a report is being prepared for the coroner.
Up to 60,000 people attended the music festival over the weekend.
Two men, aged 26 and 21, died in separate incidents at around 1am after last year’s Knockout event.
The 26-year-old was rushed from the festival to Concord Hospital, where he later died, while the 21-year-old was treated at a hotel on George St in Sydney’s CBD.
The young man was taken to San Vicente Hospital where he tragically died.
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A young man has died at a music festival in Sydney