Published
Sat, Apr 19, 2014, 12:32
- The 24-year-old from Oakland, California, has died in a local hospital after the incident at the festival on April 12th.
A 24-year-old from Oakland has died after collapsing at Coachella.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner's office is investigating whether Kimchi Truong's death was the result of a drug overdose. She collapsed at the festival on April 12th, before being taken to a local hospital, where she died on Thursday, April 17th. "We're testing to find out whether drugs or alcohol are involved in the death," Sgt. Curt James of the Riverside County sheriff-coroner's office told The Hollywood Reporter.
Coachella promoter Goldenvoice released a statement that read: "Last weekend, a festival attendee suffered an apparent drug overdose. The individual was seen by on-site medical staff and later transferred to JFK Memorial Hospital and later to Desert Regional Medical Center. We are saddened to learn the individual has died. We believe this to be an unfortunate but isolated incident. Our thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends."