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A week-long music festival in central Hungary is ending earlier than planned after an American man died in a fall and a young woman died of a heart attack, organizers said Sunday.
The one-week Ozora Festival, described as one of the largest global psychedelic trance gatherings, attracts tens of thousands each year.
On Saturday, a 45-year-old American man climbed onto one of the set pieces surrounding the main stage and then fell to the ground, fatally, police told local news site FEOL.
Authorities and organizers said they believed the man likely took his own life intentionally.
Earlier that day, a 39-year-old Hungarian woman suffered a medical emergency "probably due to the intense heat," and attempts to resuscitate her were unsuccessful, according to FEOL, a Hungarian regional news portal.
"In light of these tragic events, all music programs will end at midnight tonight, including those at the Pumpui stage," organizers said on Facebook, offering their condolences.
Sunday was the last full day of the festival, but music performances on the Pumpui stage were previously scheduled to last until early Monday morning.
Hungary has been under its highest heat alert since Thursday, with maximum temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius over this weekend.
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