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Two and a half hours after the start of beer sales at this year’s Oktoberfest on Saturday, the first so-called “beer victim” ended up at the Wiesn’s medical station. At 2:31 pm (1231 GMT) a 24-year-old female visitor from the United States was brought in on a stretcher, the operations manager of the Aicher ambulance service said. Oktoberfest beer has around 6% alcohol, making it stronger than a normal light beer. It is only available by the litre, and in the warm weather and sultry beer tents, it is easy to drink too much. Around 530 emergency services personnel, including 55 doctors, are on h…

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