2 die & some of Phish reunite @ the 2008 Rothbury Festival

people @ the 2008 Rothbury Festival in Michigan (cred)
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Yoga @ the 2008 Rothbury Festival in Michigan (cred)
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ROTHBURY — A man and a woman who attended the Rothbury Music Festival in Oceana County over the weekend died from separate medical issues Sunday.

A 33-year-old woman from New York and a 28-year-old man from Ohio suffered medical emergencies hours apart at the Rothbury festival Sunday and later died at Lakeshore Hospital in Shelby, Michigan State Police Lt. Dave Roesler said Tuesday.

The two deaths were separate incidents. Roesler said there is no reason to suspect foul play or anything unusual about the deaths. However, authorities are waiting for toxicology reports from the autopsies, which should be available in about four weeks.

Festival organizers said the woman was accompanied by a service animal and had a previous medical condition. [freep]

It is not clear whether the deaths happened before, during, or after the mini Phish reunion (no disrespect to the dead) (no pun intended).

RELATED: Rolling Stone asks: Is Rothbury the new Bonnaroo? (aka the place for the hippes to go without being subjected to Kanye West)

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