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A teenager has died after suffering a suspected drug overdose at Perth’s Big Day Out festival.

Organisers of the music festival confirmed a 17-year-old girl was taken to hospital after a suspected drug overdose at the Perth event. She died overnight.

“While details have yet to be confirmed, it has been reported that the teenager consumed a number of pills outside the event to avoid being detected by police sniffer dogs that were in operation, in this instance with fatal consequences,” event organisers said.

“Big Day Out does not condone the use of drugs at the event. The same laws of the outside world apply inside the event. Over 3 million people have attended the Big Day Out in its 17 year history and this is the first time an incident of this nature has occurred.”

To respect the privacy of the family, no further comments will be made, organisers said.

The investigation is being followed up by the Police.

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