Over 400 medical calls were made within a 12-hour period at the 18th Annual Electric Daisy Carnival music festival in Las Vegas, Nev. Sunday. Seven people were taken to the hospital and one attendee died on the last day of the three-day event.
Electric Daisy Carnival is a travelling electronic music festival that has been the center of a heated debate about drug abuse. The club drug, molly, is a wildly popular narcotic used by young people at electronic dance festivals like EDC.
The unidentified deceased male’s cause of death is currently unknown. It may take four to eight weeks to receive an accurate toxicology report, according to Clark County investigator Derek Dubasik.
“We extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the man who passed away,” the music festival’s organizer, Insomniac Inc., said in a statement. “The health and safety of our fans is Insomniac’s first priority and we take every measure to create a safe environment.”
An estimated 135,000 dance music fans attended the festival at a record high of 113 degrees Sunday afternoon. Attendees had access to hydration and cooling stations set up around the festival.
“The most common injury we face at music festivals is dehydration,” explains paramedic Andrew Craig.
There were 408 medical calls at the event from when it opened at 5 p.m. Saturday until it closed at 6 a.m. Sunday, according to police.
There were also a reported 26 felony drug-related arrests, 10 misdemeanor arrests and one driving under the influence arrest, according to a report by Fox News.
The festival annually features almost every important DJ from all over the world performing on a wide-array of stages. Electric Daisy Carnival also makes stops in New York, Puerto Rico, Florida and Mexico.
Last year, three people died at the festival.
