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Officials identify man who died at weekend music festival
Coroner investigating cause of death
June 20, 2005, 11:37 a.m. Updated 11:37 a.m.
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The Douglas Dounty Sheriff's Department has identified the man who died Sunday at the Wakarusa music festival.
The sheriff's department said it was 29-year-old William J. Pospisil of Key Largo, Fla., who died at the festival.
Foul play is not suspected. The coroner's office is now investigating.
Sheriff's officials said toxicology results could take some time to complete.
Fire and medical crews were called to the festival site at Clinton Lake around 4:15 p.m. Sunday to a report of a person not breathing.
Wakarusa Festival 2005
More about the Wakarusa Festival
- Stories:
- 6News video: Cause of death for man at Wakarausa Festival released (09-08-05)
- Coroner: Festival camper died of overdose (09-09-05)
- Wakarusa officials reflect on event (06-24-05)
- Missing camper mystery solved (06-22-05)
- 6News video: Missing festival-goer has been found (06-21-05)
- Missing festival-goer has been found (06-21-05)
- As Wakarusa festival-goers roll out of town, recyclers step in (06-21-05)
- 6News video: Death at Wakarusa causes concern (06-20-05)
- Festival deemed a hot success (06-20-05)
- 6News video: Authorities investigating death at festival (06-19-05)
- Fans favor 'intimacy' of Wakarusa festival (06-19-05)
- Thousands find bliss at Wakarusa music fest (06-18-05)
- Critics pick top weekend shows at Wakarusa festival (06-18-05)
- 6News video: Safety the main concern at Wakarusa Festival (06-17-05)
- Event not much of a boon for Lawrence merchants (06-17-05)
- 15,000 expected as fest gets off to colorful start (06-17-05)
- Critics pick can't-miss Wakarusa acts (06-17-05)
- Survival guide details the do's and don'ts of fest (06-17-05)
- 6News video: Wakarusa Festival getting bigger, funkier (06-16-05)
- Wakarusa Festival rolls out welcome mat (06-16-05)
- 6News video: Wakarusa Music Festival organizers roll out welcome mat (06-15-05)
- 6News video: Second-annual Wakarusa Festival organizers hit the road (04-25-05)
- Wakarusa festival to return in mid-June to Clinton Lake (04-23-05)
- More stories on the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival »»
- 2005 Multimedia:
- World Online: Panorama -- Main Stage at Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival
- Audio Slideshow: What are your thoughts on the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival?
- Photos: Seen & heard at the Wakarusa Festival
- Photo Gallery: Party pics: Wakarusa Fest
- Photo Gallery: Day Four -- Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival
- Photo Gallery: Day Three -- Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival
- Photo Gallery: Day Two -- Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival
- Photo Gallery: Day One -- Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival
- Photo Gallery: 2005 Wakarusa Music Festival Acts
- Photo Gallery: Waka Wagon
- 2005 Wakarusa Festival Map -- PDF | JPG
- Artists Schedules- 2005
For more on this story, see the 6News reports at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Sunflower Broadband's channel 6 and pick up a copy of Tuesday's Journal-World.
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20 June 2005
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lunacydetector (Anonymous) says…
i feel sorry for this man's family and their loss. i also feel sorry that his family had to read about what a HOT success the Wakarusa Music Festival was touted as from the promoters.
one death out of 50,000 people is one too many.
the odds are better surviving as a soldier in iraq.
for the health and welfare of our visitors and citizens, next year - they should ban alcohol and have drug dogs at the entrance of clinton lake.
21 June 2005
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jayhawktownie (Anonymous) says…
lunacydetector:
do you realize that a festival crowd of that type would simply cease to show up if such security measures were in place. without alcohol sales the festival would not make much money (an estimated 400 kegs worth of beer was sold) and without drugs, the majority of the “festivarians” would be without entertainment for the entire weekend; leaving those that did decide to show up and stick around no choice but to riot violently endangering themselves, others, and the environment. Any more brilliant ideas?