After opening the festival with the tragic news that 32-year-old Beth Myers had passed away on the camp ground, Bonnaroo officials confirmed that a second person died. The body of the 32-year-old woman, was discovered in a tent at on Thursday. Myers’ cause of death had not yet been announced; an autopsy was ordered to determine cause of death.
Officials announced that Christopher William Yoder, 24, of Raleigh, North Carolina died of hyperthermia on Sunday (6.12.2011) after being airlifted from the Manchester festival to a hospital in Chattanooga.
“The safety of our patrons is our No. 1 concern, and we are deeply saddened by this,” the festival organizers said in a statement. Yoder’s passing marks the tenth death in Bonnaroo’s 10-year history.
Artists including Eminem, The Strokes, the Black Keys, Arcade Fire and Lil Wayne performed at the annual four-day event.
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