Funeral held for Western Washington University student who died at Astroworld Festival

Family members held a funeral Wednesday for Axel Acosta Avila, a Western Washington University student from Tieton who died Nov. 5 at the Astroworld Festival in Houston.

The service was held at Highland Community Church in Cowiche, Yakima County. Dozens of family members and friends gathered to remember the young man, who had just turned 21 when he died. While most dressed in black, several wore bright colors to celebrate his life, as one of his family members requested on social media ahead of the service.