WA man dies at Bass Canyon from suspected drug poisoning

The Brief

  • A 27-year-old Olympia man died at the Bass Canyon Music Festival at the Gorge Amphitheater after taking drugs purchased at the venue.
  • Detectives arrested a 28-year-old Seattle man via an undercover operation; he faces drug delivery and distribution charges, with the case being investigated as a controlled substance homicide.
  • The Grant County Coroner’s Office is scheduled to perform an autopsy this week to determine the exact cause of death.

GRANT COUNTY, Wash. A 27-year-old man from Olympia, WA, died on Sunday during the Bass Canyon Music Festival at the Gorge Amphitheater after ingesting drugs that he purchased from someone else at the event, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.

Following an investigation and an undercover operation, deputies arrested a 28-year-old man from Seattle, who is now accused of delivery of a controlled substance and multiple counts of drug possession.

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