Two festivalgoers die after EDC’s Thailand debut

Two men, aged 32 and 28, were pronounced dead in hospital after reportedly collapsing at the dance music festival in Phuket

News By James Hanley | 20 January 2025

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Electric Daisy Carnival’s (EDC) debut in Thailand over the weekend was marred by the suspected drug-related deaths of two foreign visitors.

The two male victims – a 32-year-old American and 28-year-old Canadian – were taken to hospital after reportedly collapsing in separate incidents at the Insomniac-helmed dance music festival in Phuket’s Thalang District on Saturday (18 January), but were later pronounced dead.

According to the Bangkok Post, initial tests to establish the causes of the fatalities were inconclusive, with further…

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