Person sneaking into Lollapalooza injures knee while climbing fence

The person was treated at the festival’s medical tent.

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Someone trying to sneak into Lollapalooza injured their knee trying to scale a fence Aug. 1, 2019.

Someone trying to sneak into Lollapalooza injured their knee trying to scale a fence Aug. 1, 2019.

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Someone injured themselves while trying to jump a fence into the Lollapalooza music festival in downtown Chicago.

The person attempted to sneak into the festival Thursday afternoon when they injured their knee trying to scale a fence, according to a spokesperson for the Chicago Office of Emergency Management.

The person was treated at the festival’s medical tent, the spokesperson said.

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