Plymouth, NH – Brittany Flannigan, 19, died on Wed., Aug. 28, 2013 at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston, MA after attending a concert at the House of Blues. Brittany would have been a sophomore this semester at Plymouth State University.
“She was the easygoing kid of my three daughters,” said Steve Flannigan, Brittany’s father.
Although unable to give specifics due to the presence of an active investigation, Flannigan commented, “There’s a lot of inaccurate information out there.”
Garnering attention from multiple national news outlets much has been reported about Brittany’s death. However, according to Flannigan, “What’s being printed in the press has not come from myself or the police department.” The information he has learned from police and doctors versus the stories being printed in media “don’t match up.”
Flannigan voices frustration with the way his daughter’s death is being portrayed, “The headlines and statements are accepted as fact by the public before the actual details are completely known.” Flannigan says an investigation of this nature could take weeks or even months to complete.
Flannigan says the night of the concert was like any other night out for a regular kid, “You go out with a bunch of your friends. You intended to go out and see a concert and have a good time…when you paint that picture, you think everything is going to be alright.”
Friends describe Brittany as being effortless and enjoyable to be around, putting a positive spin on everything. “Brittany seemed to somehow work her way into your daily life,” said Clara Fenton, a close friend.
Flannigan agrees with that description of his youngest child, “She lit up the room and made you feel better by smiling at you.”