Jackson Sun: Security guard dies at CMA Festival in Nashville

Security guard dies at CMA Festival in Nashville

NASHVILLE A security guard working at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville was found dead inside a medical tent on Friday night, police said.

Kristin Mumford, a spokeswoman for the Nashville police, said Fred Stapleton, 34, had been working since about 6 p.m. and was last seen around 10:30 p.m. patrolling an area of downtown near the Schermerhorn Symphony Center.

Mumford said he was found later inside a medical tent that was being used to provide aid to festival attendees during the day, but was not staffed at night.

Mumford said there were no signs of trauma and an autopsy was being performed. Mumford said he was working for Rock Solid Security.

The National Weather Service issued a warning about the heat and humidity in Tennessee this weekend, with thousands of music fans in Nashville for the country music festival and at the Bonnaroo music festival near Manchester, about 60 miles southeast of the city.

Highs were around 93 degrees in Nashville on Saturday, but the humidity was 50 percent, making the heat index 101.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center spokesman Jerry Jones said on Saturday that they treated more than 75 cases of heat-related emergencies during the first two days of the CMA festival, resulting in 15 ambulance transports.

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