At Electric Forest 2026, a major electronic music festival in Rothbury, Michigan, a cleaning crew discovered the body of a newborn baby inside a portable toilet in the VIP "Good Life" camping area on the morning of Sunday 28 June. Authorities say the infant was born alive and viable, with the placenta and umbilical cord still attached, but the mother had left the scene and her identity remains unknown, prompting an active Michigan State Police investigation. The case has drawn attention as one of the most disturbing incidents to occur at a major American music festival, compounded by a second death at the event.

The discovery was made at around 7:50am ET in one of several bathroom trailers in the Good Life camping section, though officials have not specified the exact location, nor the baby's sex or race. The following day, the body of 28-year-old attendee Jerard Jackson was found in nearby woods in what police believe was an apparent suicide. Michigan State Police, who initially withheld details from the roughly 40,000 attendees, have stated the newborn case "will be solved," while festival-goers described a shift in mood as news spread, with many unaware until after the event had ended.