2 Dead After Suspected Drug Overdose at Sydney Music Festival

2 Dead After Suspected Drug Overdose at Sydney Music Festival
Police prepare for music festival in Melbourne, Australia, on Dec. 5, 2015. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
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MELBOURNE—Two people died, a dozen more were hospitalized, and hundreds others sought medical assistance after suspected drug overdoses at a music festival in Sydney, the police said.

A 23-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman died on Sept. 15 after collapsing at the Defqon.1 festival, the police said. Two of the 13 hospitalized people remain in critical condition, while about 700 sought assistance on site.