{"id":2017047,"date":"2026-06-29T10:23:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T07:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2017047"},"modified":"2026-06-29T10:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T07:23:13","slug":"investigation-underway-after-dead-newborn-baby-found-in-toilet-at-electric-forest-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2017047","title":{"rendered":"Investigation underway after dead newborn baby found in toilet at Electric Forest festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/live-electric-forest.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Investigation underway after dead newborn baby found in toilet at Electric Forest festival<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Festivalgoers are advised to contact Michigan State Police if they saw anything unusual at the EDM fest on the day of the incident <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Poppy Burton<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-29T11:23:13+01:00\">29th June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/live-electric-forest-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Electric Forest Festival\" title=\"Electric Forest Festival\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Day 4 of Electric Forest Festival on June 29, 2014 in Rothbury, Michigan.  CREDIT: Jeff Kravitz\/FilmMagic for Electric Forest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><em>Warning: the below content may cause distress<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The deceased body of a newborn was discovered in the toilets of a Michigan music festival, with an investigation now underway.<\/p>\n<p>The infant\u2019s body was found in a portable camp ground toilets at the Electric Forest festival campgrounds in Rothbury. An employee of the restroom vending company made the upsetting discovery while conducting routine maintenance, Michigan State Police have said (per <em>CBS News<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>The four-day music festival \u2013 pictured above in 2014 \u2013 was sold out for this year\u2019s edition and featured dozens of DJ and EDM acts, including The String Cheese Incident, Excision, Chris Lake, Illenium, Kaskade, GRiZ, and more.<\/p>\n<p>The sold-out event began on Thursday and wrapped on Sunday night (June 28). Organisers have since taken to social media to address the \u201cForest Family\u201d in the wake of the incident, writing: \u201cIt causes us so much pain to have to share this difficult news with you. @michstatepolice continues to investigate this tragic event if you can assist in any way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHQ is heartbroken and knows that our Forest Family is as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The police force also took to social media to implore fans to contact them with information, advising them to visit a tip page if they saw anything unusual while at the festival. Any festivalgoers with information are being asked to\u00a0contact Michigan State Police here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Michigan State Police continue to investigate the discovery of a deceased neonate found Sunday morning in the camping area at the Electric Forest Festival,\u201d they wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInvestigators are asking for the public\u2019s assistance. If you were in the area and observed anything unusual, or if you have information that you believe may be relevant, we encourage you to come forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They concluded by saying that they appreciated the public\u2019s cooperation, and went on to ask that \u201cpeople avoid speculation on social media out of respect for the investigation and those affected\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>EDM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 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td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><em>Warning: the below content may cause distress<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The deceased body of a newborn was discovered in the toilets of a Michigan music festival, with an investigation now underway.<\/p>\n<p>The infant\u2019s body was found in a portable camp ground toilets at the Electric Forest festival campgrounds in Rothbury. An employee of the restroom vending company made the upsetting discovery while conducting routine maintenance, Michigan State Police have said (per <em>CBS News<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>The four-day music festival \u2013 pictured above in 2014 \u2013 was sold out for this year\u2019s edition and featured dozens of DJ and EDM acts, including The String Cheese Incident, Excision, Chris Lake, Illenium, Kaskade, GRiZ, and more.<\/p>\n<p>The sold-out event began on Thursday and wrapped on Sunday night (June 28). Organisers have since taken to social media to address the \u201cForest Family\u201d in the wake of the incident, writing: \u201cIt causes us so much pain to have to share this difficult news with you. @michstatepolice continues to investigate this tragic event if you can assist in any way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHQ is heartbroken and knows that our Forest Family is as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The police force also took to social media to implore fans to contact them with information, advising them to visit a tip page if they saw anything unusual while at the festival. Any festivalgoers with information are being asked to\u00a0contact Michigan State Police here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Michigan State Police continue to investigate the discovery of a deceased neonate found Sunday morning in the camping area at the Electric Forest Festival,\u201d they wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInvestigators are asking for the public\u2019s assistance. If you were in the area and observed anything unusual, or if you have information that you believe may be relevant, we encourage you to come forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They concluded by saying that they appreciated the public\u2019s cooperation, and went on to ask that \u201cpeople avoid speculation on social media out of respect for the investigation and those affected\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/investigation-underway-after-dead-newborn-baby-found-in-toilet-at-electric-forest-festival-3953877&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/live-electric-forest.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Investigation underway after dead newborn baby found in toilet at Electric Forest festival Festivalgoers are advised to contact Michigan State Police if they saw anything unusual at the EDM fest on the day of the incident By Poppy Burton 29th June 2026 Day 4 of Electric Forest Festival on June [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2017047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2017047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017047\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2017047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2017047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2017047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}