Around the state
Published 12:00 am Saturday, August 18, 2018
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Festival overdoses — One man is dead and two people are hospitalized after overdosing on an unknown drug before a concert at the Britt Music & Arts Festival in Jacksonville. Two separate calls were made for medical assistance on Thursday night, and one woman and two men were taken to the hospital by ambulance. Jacksonville police believe the three people took the same drug. The festival says the three people were together and told paramedics they took the drug before arriving. The surviving individuals are recovering at Rogue Regional Medical Center. The festival runs for three weeks in Jacksonville and features a wide variety of artists. The overdoses happened during a performance by Rebelution, a California reggae group.
Wildfire drone — Authorities are searching for the person who flew a drone over a helicopter that was dropping water on a wildfire in southwest Oregon. There is a temporary flight restriction for drones over all wildfires because they can interfere with firefighting work being done by air tankers and helicopters. The incident happened at Burnt Peak in Jackson County,. The unknown suspect could face state charges and possible federal penalties from the Federal Aviation Administration.
Bridge push — A woman accused of injuring her 16-year-old friend when she pushed the teen off a bridge in Washington state has been charged with reckless endangerment following a shove captured on video that went viral. Charging documents filed by the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney’s office say Taylor Smith created “a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury” to the 16-year-old girl. Jordan Holgerson was pushed off a bridge Aug. 7 at Moulton Falls northeast of Vancouver, Washington, and fell 60 feet. She suffered injuries ranging from broken ribs to punctured lungs. New video obtained by NBC News shows a woman urging Holgerson to jump. In it a woman tells Holgerson to “just go” and “I’m going to push you.”