Overview

• A 31-year-old woman was admitted in a life-threatening condition at the start of the Fusion Festival and died late last week in a Mecklenburg-Vorpommern hospital.
• Mecklenburg-Vorpommern police announced on July 9 that they have opened a formal investigation into her death.
• The probe is being conducted under suspicion of drug distribution by unknown individuals at the event.
• Investigators say there are indications the woman consumed illicit substances before her hospitalization.
• A toxicological report expected in two to three weeks will establish whether drug consumption led to her death.