A 17-year-old girl attending the Perth leg of the 2009 Big Day Out tour died of a suspected ‘ecstasy overdose’ yesterday, Sunday February 1st, after being rushed to hospital from the event at Claremont Showgrounds.
Police have now kicked off an investigation into the tragic incident, with media reports indicating the girl’s friends told authorities ‘she had taken more than one’ (Perth Now). Following her collapse she was promptly treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
thewest.com.au reports that the girl was dropped at the event by her mother, and that her friends said she had taken a pill before entering the festival and then another as she waited in line ‘because she was frightened that she would be searched on entry’. She is said to have collapsed around 1pm.
Sniffer dogs were out in force as punters made their way to the festival, with more than 60 drug-related charges handed out on the day including 55 for possession, three for intent to sell or supply and four for possessing smoking implements. Ecstasy, methamphetamine, cannabis and dexamphetamine were also seized.
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