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A teenager has tragically died at a controversial festival where three people have died of drugs in the last six years.

Police this evening confirmed an 18-year-old girl from Buckinghamshire died after being found unconscious at BoomTown Fair - which attracts up to 50,000 people.

Medics were called to a tent at the festival in Winchester, Hants, at around midday to treat the unconscious teenager who was pronounced dead at the scene despite their best efforts.

Police investigating the death confirmed it is not being treated as suspicious - and added the next of kin has been informed.

The identity of the teenager and the circumstances of her death have not yet been confirmed.

On Friday the campsite at the festival - where headline acts include Leftfield, The Levellers and Fun Lovin' Criminals - had to be evacuated after a massive blaze engulfed the car park, destroying 80 vehicles.

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This is the fourth death in six years the controversial festival has faced.

The three previous deaths were linked to drugs. There is no suggestion this latest death is drug related.

In 2014, an inquest heard how Lisa Williamson, 31, a mother and beauty therapist, was found hanged in a public portaloo at BoomTown after taking illegal drugs which 'affected her state of mind'.

That same year Hampshire Constabulary seized around 70,000 pounds of drugs and 15,000 pounds in cash under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Her death was the third in four years at the Boomtown Fair as in 2013, public schoolgirl Ellie Rowe died after taking the horse tranquilliser ketamine at the festival.

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The 18-year-old, from Glastonbury, Somerset, was working as a volunteer steward at the festival when she was found collapsed in her tent by a friend.

In 2011, mother-of-two Deborah Jeffery, 45, died from a heart attack at the festival after taking ecstasy.

A statement released by Hampshire police this evening said: "At round midday on Monday, August 15, medics at the Boomtown Fair, Cheesefoot Head, Winchester were called to a tent on site after an 18-year-old woman from Buckinghamshire was found unconscious.

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"Sadly, despite efforts from paramedics and the on site doctor, she was pronounced dead at the scene.

"The death is not being treated as suspicious but investigations are ongoing on behalf of the coroner.

"Officers continue to work closely with Boomtown organisers and witnesses and friends who were at the event are being supported.

"Next of kin have been informed."

This year's festival was blighted by a blaze which wiped out 80 cars at a festival was just metres away from hitting tents.

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Brave firefighters rushed to tackle the inferno, which started after a car caught light on Friday. It's been reported that a discarded cigarette caused the inferno.

The raging fire was just feet away from setting alight tents in the luxury campsite.

Speaking to the Daily Echo , officer-in-command Mark Compton revealed that crews were a "matter of metres away" from having a major incident to deal with.