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| Glastonbury drug taker dies in hospital | Glastonbury drug taker dies in hospital |
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| A man has died after taking the drug Ketamine at Glastonbury festival, police have confirmed. | A man has died after taking the drug Ketamine at Glastonbury festival, police have confirmed. |
| The 26-year-old from Reading, Berkshire, is thought to have suffered an adverse reaction to the illegal substance on Thursday. | The 26-year-old from Reading, Berkshire, is thought to have suffered an adverse reaction to the illegal substance on Thursday. |
| Police said it is not thought the batch of the Class B drug was contaminated. | Police said it is not thought the batch of the Class B drug was contaminated. |
| An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said the man was taken to the Bristol Royal Infirmary with a "life threatening condition" but died later. | An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said the man was taken to the Bristol Royal Infirmary with a "life threatening condition" but died later. |
| "His family are aware and being supported," he added. | |
| In an unrelated incident, a 67-year-old woman also died at the festival site on Wednesday night from natural causes. | In an unrelated incident, a 67-year-old woman also died at the festival site on Wednesday night from natural causes. |
| Her death is not being treated as suspicious. | Her death is not being treated as suspicious. |