Four Festivalgoers Dead; Five Exposed To Carbon Monoxide At Michigan’s Faster Horses

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Jason Aldean performs during Faster Horses Festival at Michigan International Speedway on July 18, 2021 in Brooklyn, Michigan.

At least four people died while attending Faster Horses Festival, a weekend country music festival in southern Michigan, including three men who likely succumbed to carbon monoxide exposure inside a travel trailer, authorities said Saturday (July 17).

Two more men were in critical condition at a hospital from the same exposure, the Lenawee County sheriff’s office said. The five men were in their early 20s.
A concerned friend called 911 around 1:30 p.m. when he had not heard from them during Faster Horses at Michigan International Speedway, 80 miles (128.7 kilometers) west of Detroit. They were staying at a campground outside the festival grounds in Woodstock Township.
“This tragic incident is being investigated as a suspected carbon monoxide exposure from a generator located very near the travel trailer,” the sheriff’s office said on Twitter.
Separately, state police reported the death of a 30-year-old woman, Melissa Havens of Croswell.
The cause and manner was unknown, state police said, although investigators were looking for a suspect.
“Detectives want the public to know there is no danger or threats to people attending” the music festival, state police said.
The three-day festival is scheduled to conclude Sunday. Its headliners include Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett and Jason Aldean.