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Teen Girl Dies After Falling Ill at Belfast Emerge Festival

Police say enquiries into the circumstances are ongoing.

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Overview

  • The Police Service of Northern Ireland confirmed the girl, in her late teens, died in hospital after becoming unwell at the event in south Belfast.
  • Two other attendees from the same festival remain in hospital, according to police.
  • A woman in her 30s is reported to be in a serious but stable condition.
  • A teenage boy received treatment and is expected to make a full recovery.
  • The incidents occurred on Sunday, 24 August, at Boucher Playing Fields, with no cause publicly disclosed.