1 dead, 2 in hospital after ingesting drug at SW Ore. festival

JACKSONVILLE, Ore. (AP) – One man is dead and two people are hospitalized after overdosing on an unknown drug before a concert at the Britt Music & Arts Festival in Jacksonville.

KTVL-TV reports Friday that two separate calls were made for medical assistance on Thursday night and one woman and two men were taken to the hospital by ambulance.

The station says Jacksonville police believe the three people took the same drug.

The festival says the three people were together and told paramedics they took the drug before arriving.

The surviving individuals are recovering at Rogue Regional Medical Center.

The festival runs for three weeks in Jacksonville and features a wide variety of artists.

The overdoses happened during a performance by Rebelution, a California reggae group.

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Information from: KTVL-TV, http://www.ktvl.com/