Handout photo dated 15/08/21 issued by Boardmasters of festival goers watching Dizzee Rascal during the Boardmasters music and surfing festival in Cornwall (Andrew Timms/Boardmasters/PA) A “small number” of people have been injured in a crowd surge at Boardmasters music festival in Newquay, Devon and Cornwall Police said. The force said in a statement: “We have been notified following a crowd surge at Boardmasters music festival in Newquay on Friday 9 August, which left a small number of attendees injured. “The injured parties are currently being treated on-site by medical staff or have been taken to hospital to be checked over.
None of the injuries are considered serious. “This is an isolated incident and the festival continues.” We need your consent to load this Social Media content.
We use a number of different Social Media outlets to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. In a statement, the festival organisers said there were no reports of serious injuries and the planned set by DJ and producer Sammy Virji was cancelled. Boardmasters said: “We can confirm that Sammy Virji’s set was cancelled and that The Point stage was closed to allow onsite teams to respond to an incident in the audience.
“No serious injuries have been reported and the pit and medical teams immediately assisted those involved. Safety is our number one priority and we thank Sammy and our audience for their understanding. “All ot.