Glastonbury Festival crew member dies in tent on site

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The Park at the Glastonbury Festival site
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The man was found unresponsive in his tent in The Park at the Glastonbury Festival site

A member of Glastonbury Festival's crew has died after being found unresponsive in his tent.

Police officers were called to The Park area of the site in Pilton, Somerset, at around 14:20 BST on Tuesday.

The man, in his 40s, was confirmed dead at the scene. The death is not being treated as suspicious, police said.

It follows the death of another man, who died after a medical incident on part of the site known as the old railway line on Sunday.

Deaths at the festival - which is attended by more than 200,000 people - are uncommon.

Avon and Somerset Police said reports are being prepared for the coroner in relation to both of the deaths.

Glastonbury Festival ended on Monday, though crew remain at the site to clear up and return it to fields that are ready for cows to graze on.

This year's event was headlined by Arctic Monkeys, Gun N' Roses and Sir Elton John.

Sir Elton brought the festival to a close on Sunday night, in what was billed as his final UK show before he retires from touring at the end of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.

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