POMONA: Two die of suspected overdoses at music fest

The women were hospitalized.

The attendees, ages 18 and 19, were taken to a hospital Saturday, August 1, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County coroner’s office told KTLA.

Two teenage girls have died from apparent overdoses after attending the Hard Summer Music Festival in Pomona, the L.A. County coroner’s office confirmed Sunday morning.

Both women are suspected to have died of overdoses, though Corral said it’s too soon to speculate on the type of drugs involved.

Autopsies were expected for this week as investigators seek to uncover exactly what killed the festival goers, notes the LA Times.

The popular rave drug has an undeserved reputation for being safe to ingest but can cause body temperature to spike, potentially leading to organ damage and even death. About 65,000 people were expected to attend the sold-out two-day music festival each day, which includes performances by The Weeknd, Jack U, The Chemical Brothers, Dillon Francis, Schoolboy Q and Rae Sremmurd.

That same year, 24-year-old Kimchi Truong of Oakland also died from an apparent drug or alcohol overdose at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.