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Mia Keevan, 17, Dies After Belfast Emerge Festival as Police Open Inquiry

Police have opened an inquiry to establish the circumstances of her sudden death.

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Overview

  • The teenager was identified as Mia Keevan from Carrick-on-Suir, who became unwell at the Emerge Music Festival in south Belfast and died in hospital.
  • PSNI Superintendent Allister Hagan said officers remained at Boucher Playing Fields through Monday to conduct enquiries and that the investigation is ongoing.
  • Two other attendees were taken to hospital, with a woman in her 30s in a serious but stable condition and a teenage boy expected to make a full recovery.
  • The two-day event drew about 40,000 people, with police deploying air support, tactical, dog and roads units in coordination with organisers and the licensing authority.
  • Officers made seven arrests and issued thirteen immediate disposals over the weekend, and Belfast City Council offered condolences as a friend launched a GoFundMe for the family.