A festival crew freed a woman stuck in Lollapalooza's mud at Grant Park

New Jersey festivalgoer Chloe Bahna became stuck up to her knees in mud at Grant Park after heavy overnight rain ahead of Lollapalooza's third day. The festival's Safefest safety crew fenced off the hole and pulled her free with help from her friend, Kait Ortiz.

It was Bahna's third year attending all four days of the festival, and she was undeterred by the mud while other fans tried, mostly without success, to avoid it. "My friend, Kait, and I noticed that everyone was avoiding the mud, so we made the best of it," she told Loudwire, adding that the muddy floor felt like "a gift from the festival Gods." Ortiz eventually found what looked like a puddle to rinse her boots off, and was surprised by how deep it turned out to be.

"We realized this could be dangerous and didn't want anyone to get hurt," Bahna said. Thinking her tall boots would keep her dry, she stepped into the hole herself while Ortiz went to get help. "It wasn't until the fence came that I realized I was stuck." She remained trapped through the entirety of alt-rock band The Neighbourhood's set at the T-Mobile stage, with passersby dancing alongside her, taking photos and video, and some even dipping their feet into the hole.

It took, as Bahna put it, "a little wiggle and a helping hand" from Ortiz and the Safefest team to finally free her, boots still on. She said being stuck through The Neighbourhood's entire set, a band she had wanted to see for years, made the experience "even more memorable." Video and photos of "mud girl," as some fans dubbed her, kept circulating online well after the festival ended, and she said she was recognized on the final day as "the girl in the mud hole."

The run is tracked alongside other festival news in the festival tracker. Lollapalooza's week also included Charli XCX playing her Music, Fashion, Film show in full and Lil Uzi Vert's Almost Forever EP drawing a rough verdict from critic Anthony Fantano.