Stampede at Love Parade
Stampede at Love Parade
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Kevin Krausgartner, a 21-year-old who found himself trapped in the tunnel, told German media he had witnessed "gruesome scenes.""I've never seen anything like it," he said. "There were 25 people lying in a heap. I screamed — people could no longer get any air. I saw dead people, and one person was sitting there looking extremely pale. I wanted to give him some water, but the ambulance medic told me there was no point as he was already dead."
Krausgartner said he saw police "standing on the bridge doing nothing."
Incongruously, the sound of thumping bass notes continued to be heard on the festival grounds as many revelers, unaware of the tragedy that had unfolded nearby, continued to party.
Police apparently encouraged organizers to keep the event going as a way of trying to prevent an even bigger outbreak of panic, fearing that people would storm the exits.