Two people have been reported dead following last weekend's Wonderfruit Festival in Thailand.
According to a report by Coconuts Bangkok, Thai authorities have confirmed that two festival goers, including veteran Bangkok-based DJ Boogie G and Indonesian wakeboarder Kimo Rusna, have died after the festival was held at Pattaya's The Fields at Siam Country Club on 15-18 December.
Boogie G, who was also known as Guillaume Wyss, was said to be found unresponsive on festival grounds on the morning of 16 December. Witnesses reported that medics tried resuscitating Wyss on the field and then was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Wyss had just performed a midnight set at the festival on Friday and was also scheduled to play on Saturday evening.
Rusna passed at the hospital following a fatal heart attack, according to a statement by his wife Dewa Sri Luce Rusna. The wakeboarder and founder of Bali's first water park was said to have fallen from the stands at one of the festival's venues. Authorities confirm that an autopsy is currently underway but preliminary investigations determined that Rusna was under the influence of drugs or narcotics.
In a statement, Wonderfruit spokesperson Muanprae Wannasri told media that these were the first deaths at the festival since its inception in 2014. “We are deeply saddened to have learnt that two attendees who fell ill at Friday’s night’s Wonderfruit passed away in the early hours of Saturday morning at Bangkok Hospital Pattaya and Pattaya Memorial Hospital,” she said, sharing that on-site medical staff had promptly assisted the patients.
Wonderfruit is an annual Thai lifestyle and music festival, drawing tens of thousands of festivalgoers every year. Their 2022 edition was their first festival since the start of the pandemic and featured an array of events that happen throughout the day. Festival organisers shared over 25,000 people attended this year's festival, a 25% increase from 2019.
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