Noisily Festival: Woman's death prompts police investigation

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Police said the woman died in hospital a week after she fell ill

Police are investigating the death of a woman who became ill at a festival in Leicestershire.

The woman, who was in her 30s, was at Noisily Festival, held at Barkestone Woods in the Vale of Belvoir, on 6-9 July when she became unwell, and died in hospital a week later.

Leicestershire Police said she "may have taken an unknown substance which could have led to her becoming unwell".

No arrests have been made, the force said in a statement.

The organisers of Noisily Festival have been contacted by the BBC.

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