Man, 53, found dead at popular Scots music festival

A person has been discovered useless at a Scots rock competition in Angus.

Police have been referred to as to the positioning the place the competition is being held at 1.10pm on Saturday and located the physique of the 53-year-old.

His loss of life has been described as "sudden" however there are usually not believed to be any suspicious circumstances.

Organisers of Bonfest stated they have been "vastly saddened" by the tragedy.

A press release stated: "The Bonfest Committee is vastly saddened to announce that a man in his fifties, a UK resident, sadly died on Saturday 30 April whereas attending Bonfest.

"The subsequent of kin have been knowledgeable and there aren't any suspicious circumstances.

"Our ideas exit to his household and associates at this unhappy time."

The three-day annual Bonfest began on Friday, April 29 and runs till Might 1.

The competition honours the lifetime of former ACDC frontman Bon Scott who grew up in Kirriemuir, and attracts followers from all over the world.

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It is the primary time in two years that the occasion has gone forward following a two-year hiatus as a result of Covid pandemic..

Round 50 bands and artists have been on account of carry out over the weekend.

A Police Scotland spokesperson stated: “Round 1.10pm on Saturday, 30 April, officers attended a report of the loss of life of a 53-year-old man on the Bonfest Competition Web site close to Kirriemuir.

“The loss of life is just not being handled as suspicious and, as with all sudden deaths, a report will likely be despatched to the Procurator Fiscal.”

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