A reveller who was rushed to hospital after taking ketamine at the Glastonbury Festival has died.
The 26-year-old man, who has not been named but comes from Berkshire, suffered an adverse reaction to the horse tranquiliser on Wednesday.
He was rushed to Bristol Royal Infirmary, but died at the hospital today.
Avon and Somerset police said: "Unfortunately the man taken ill after a suspected reaction to ketamine has died this morning. His family are aware and being supported."
Officers do not believe the batch of the class-B drug was contaminated and regarded this as an "individual reaction".
Ketamine, as class B drug, is a powerful anaesthetic and is used as a horse tranquiliser by vets.
A total of 170,000 people have poured into the famous 1,100 acre Glastonbury site in Somerset since the gates opened on Wednesday.
Within hours it was reported that a 67-year-old woman had died at the festival from natural causes.
Avon and Somerset Police also reported a total of 85 crimes had been reported in the first 48 hours, 30 per cent less than last year.
Around half of the reported crimes are property thefts they said.
Thousands of festival goers were forced to don ponchos and wellies as overnight torrential downpours threatened to turn the annual festival into a mud bath.
While Thursday saw just a few showers, persistent rain set in overnight and many revellers woke up to flooded tents on Friday morning.
Yesterday the Met Office issued a yellow warning for Friday and Saturday, with lightning, hail and thunder possible.
Further sharp showers could bring as much as 20mm of rain in less than an hour.
However, the wet weather is expected to pass by Sunday, when sunny spells could push temperatures up to 18C.
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