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Death at Electric Forest Festival

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ROTHBURY, Mich. — A man has died on the opening day of the Electric Forest Festival.

Joseph Bud Norris, 21, was hired by an outside contractor for the festival.

According to Michigan State Police, Norris had a medial emergency at 12:40 p.m. on Thursday, June 27 and died.

MSP continues to investigate, and the Oceana County Medical Examiner’s Office will complete their investigation pending full autopsy results.