Newborn’s Body Is Found in a Portable Bathroom at Electric Forest Music Festival
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- The body of a newborn baby was found inside a portable bathroom at the Electric Forest music festival campground in Michigan, according to Michigan State Police.
- The infant, described as a neonate no more than four weeks old, was discovered by a portable bathroom service employee during routine maintenance on the festival's final day.
- Authorities have not released details on the cause of death or the baby's sex and are seeking public assistance to identify anyone connected to the infant's death.
- Electric Forest, a four-day music and camping festival in Rothbury, Michigan, attracts tens of thousands of attendees and features popular acts such as the String Cheese Incident and Illenium.
- Festival organizers expressed sorrow over the incident on social media and encouraged attendees to assist with the investigation, while the event venue declined to comment.
