Australia’s Pitch Festival Canceled After Extreme Heat, Suspected Overdose

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Melbourne, Australia’s Pitch Music & Arts Festival was forced to cancel its final day of programming last weekend following intense forecasted heat, “extreme fire danger,” and the death of a 23-year-old man due to a suspected drug overdose.

The individual was airlifted to Melbourne’s Alfred Hospital in critical condition early Sunday morning, March 10, where he later died. Two other men in their 30s and 40s were also transported to an area hospital in stable condition due to suspected overdoses.

“We are deeply saddened to learn this evening that one of our People of Pitch has…