British Columbia

Nick Phongsavath's death at Pemberton Music Festival not foul play

Police have ruled that the death of a Regina man at the Pemberton Music Festival last Friday was not as a result of foul play.

Evidence, witness statements and autopsy lead police to rule out foul play

Nick Phongsavath, 21, died at the Pemberton Music Festival in B.C. He was a student at the University of Regina. (Facebook)

Police have ruled that the death of Nick Phongsavath at the Pemberton Music Festival in B.C. last Friday was not as a result of foul play.

In a statement released Tuesday, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said that the results of a July 21 autopsy, witness statements and evidence found at the scene all have "determined that foul play is not a contributing factor in [Phongsavath's] death."

The investigation has been transferred from IHIT to the Whistler/Pemberton RCMP.

Phongsavath, 21, was found unresponsive in his tent on the grounds of the music event shortly after 6 p.m. PT Friday. 

He was a computer engineering student at the University of Regina and was set to graduate next year. He had been working as an intern for a Regina information technology company.