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Laura Clements

Teenage boy dies on first day of music festival

A teenager has died on the opening day of "Wales biggest festival". A 16-year-old boy died after a medical episode at the In It Together festival at Old Park Farm in Margam, Neath Port Talbot on Friday, May 26.

Police confirmed they were called to the site but the boy died on his way to hospital. The weekend-long family-friendly festival is being held for only its second year with The Kooks, Jake Bugg, and James Bay all performing on Friday. Anne-Marie is due to headline on Saturday with James and UB40 topping the bill on Sunday.

A spokesman for South Wales Police said on Saturday: "Police officers were called to an incident at the In It Together festival at Margam after a 16-year-old boy from Port Talbot suffered a medical episode. Sadly the boy died while being taken to hospital via ambulance. Our sympathies are with his family at this time." Police added there were no suspicious circumstances and the coroner has been informed.

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