146,000 people attended Hard Summer’s 9th edition in their new location in Fontana.
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Three people died after attending the weekend’s Hard Summer Music Festival, and the San Bernardino County coroner is trying to determine the cause. The victims were identified by a coroner’s official as 22-year-old Derek Lee of San Francisco, 21-year-old Alyssa Dominguez of San Diego and 22-year-old Roxanne Ngo of Chino Hills. The office notes the deaths are being investigated individually and are not believed to be related.
“We were deeply saddened to learn about the deaths of three people who attended the festival this weekend”, said Hard Summer spokeswoman Alexandra Greenberg.
HARD Summer worked hard not to repeat history after two deaths occurred at last year’s event, but their efforts were not enough to prevent additional fatalities this year. The causes of death of the man and two women in question are still undetermined, but extreme heat has not been ruled out, according to officials. The sheriff’s coroner division plans to release names and ages of the deceased Monday afternoon.
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This is the first time the festival was held at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana after negative attention for similar electronic dance events just west in Pomona sent organizers looking for a new venue.
