Concertgoers were reportedly injured in a crowd surge at Boardmasters music festival. It was reported by the Devon and Cornwall police that the incident at the Newquay festival “left a small number of attendees injured” on Friday (August 9). In a statement on their website, they described it...

Festival-goers injured after “massive crowd surge” at Boardmasters Festival

Seven people were taken to hospital after a crowd surge at a music festival, organisers have said. The incident happened on Friday at the Boardmasters music festival in Newquay, Cornwall. One woman, who described the incident as "terrifying", said she and her daughter were crushed against the barriers during the...

Seven treated after crowd surge - Boardmasters

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A festival attendee has described the “terrifying” experience in a crowd crush with her daughter at Boardmasters music festival in Newquay.A mother, who told the PA news agency she attended the festival with her husband and two daughters, said: “It was terrifying. Massive issue with overcrowding and security were doing nothing about it.”She added that her family attended the main stage for Tom Odell’s set.“My husband stayed outside the barriers with our youngest but my older daughter wanted to (go) inside,” she said.“When we went in, it wasn’t too bad but it started getting very, very crowded so we tried...

Mother describes ‘terrifying’ crowd crush at Boardmasters festival

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Boardmasters should be 10 times smaller - teenager

Tristan McGeachy says he was hurt in a crowd surge on Friday night at the Cornwall...

Boardmasters should be 10 times smaller - teenager

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