Reveller, 20, dies of a suspected drug overdose at Beyond the Valley music festival as another man fights for life in hospital
- The 20-year-old man was airlifted to Royal Melbourne Hospital on Saturday
- He fought through a critical condition but died on Tuesday morning
- Another man in his 20s is still fighting for life in hospital from the same festival
- A third man was also rushed to hospital but was later discharged
A young man died of a suspected drug overdose at a music festival after two others other were rushed to hospital.
The 20-year-old became unwell at the Beyond the Valley festival in Lardner, about 100km east of Melbourne, on Saturday.
The man from the small down of Mansfield was airlifted to Royal Melbourne Hospital in critical condition but died on Tuesday morning.
A young man died of a suspected drug overdose at the Beyond the Valley music festival after two others other were rushed to hospital
'The circumstances surrounding his death are yet to be determined, however it is not being treated as suspicious,' police said.
His death followed two other revellers at the same festival being rushed to hospital suffering from suspected drug overdoses.
A man in his 20s was rushed by air ambulance to Royal Melbourne Hospital in a critical condition but was later upgraded to stable and discharged.
A man in his 20s was rushed by air ambulance to Royal Melbourne Hospital in a critical condition but was later upgraded to stable and discharged
Another man, also in his 20s, was fighting for life in Dandenong Hospital after being rushed there early on Sunday morning.
Beyond the Valley, which began on Friday and ends on New Year's Day, was headlined by The Kooks, Tash Sultana and Pnau.
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A fourth suspected drug overdose at another festival in NSW over the weekend claimed the life of Joshua Tam, 22.
He died from what was believed to be a mix of alcohol and ecstasy tablets taken at the Lost Paradise festival.
Almost a quarter of revellers at a popular music festival where Joshua Tam, 22, (left and right on right) died from a suspected drug overdose over the weekend were found with drugs on them - despite the event being labelled as 'strictly drug free'
A quarter of all those who attended the festival were found with drugs on them - despite the event being labelled as 'strictly drug free'.
Mr Tam, from Toowong in Brisbane, was rushed to Gosford hospital at 8pm on Saturday after he ingested an unknown substance but died soon after he arrived.
He attended the festival with a group of friends, some of which were forced to identify his body, police said.
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