The troubled Boonstock Festival in Penticton ended Sunday with one death and dozens of hospitalizations.
Interior Health confirmed 80 people were transported from festival grounds to Penticton Regional Hospital from 7 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Monday.
The majority of the cases were drug- and alcohol-related, said spokeswoman Grace Kucey.
Seventeen patients were taken to hospital Friday, 26 Saturday, and 37 on Sunday, she said.
Early Saturday, a 24-year-old woman from Leduc, Alta., died in hospital after a suspected drug overdose, prompting RCMP to issue a warning to festival goers about the dangers of dehydration and 鈥渋ngesting unknown substances.鈥�
Police said two other people were in critical condition from apparent drug overdoses.
About 8,000 tickets were sold for the festival, which featured on-site camping and headliners such as Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Mother Mother.
Boonstock was denied a liquor licence by B.C. authorities due to 鈥渦naddressed safety concerns.鈥�
This is the first time the music and arts festival was held in Penticton. The festival had a nine-year run in Alberta before relocating to B.C.
