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The statement also said that the Fyre Festival was created by technology entrepreneur McFarland and rapper Ja Rule after a \"partnership over mutual interest in technology, the ocean, and rap music.\"

\"This unique combination of interests led them to the idea that, through their combined passions, they could create a new type of music festival and experience on a remote island,\" the statement continued. \"They simply weren’t ready for what happened next, or how big this thing would get.\"

The statement then explained that interest in the festival quickly went viral. Festival organizers experienced what they called \"roadblocks\" after realizing that the island didn't have the infrastructure needed for the event.

\"So, we decided to literally attempt to build a city,\" the statement read. \"We set up water and waste management, brought an ambulance from New York, and chartered 737 planes to shuttle our guests via 12 flights a day from Miami.\"

The Fyre Festival organizers said they plan to hold a festival in 2018, but \"at a United States beach venue.\"

Ja Rule spoke out Friday via social media, saying he was \"heartbroken\" about what happened in the Bahamas. He also maintained that it was not his fault, but he is \"taking responsibility\" and is \"deeply sorry to everyone who was inconvenienced by this.\"

pic.twitter.com/KuJYxfsQJ4

— Ja Rule (@Ruleyork) April 28, 2017

McFarland, 25, who told ABC News he was unaware of an investigation into his festival, cited bad weather as the reason why the festival stalled, pointing to a storm that approached the island Wednesday night and broke their water lines.

He added that all attendees slated to attend the festival have now departed the island, unless they were accommodated in rental properties they personally obtained.

The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism in a statement Friday said it was \"extremely disappointed\" with how events unfolded around the festival.

\"Hundreds of visitors to Exuma were met with total disorganization and chaos,\" the statement continued. \"The event organizers assured us that all measures were taken to ensure a safe and successful event but clearly they did not have the capacity to execute an event of this scale.\"

Hallie Wilson, one attendee who said that she and her friends spent $4,000 to celebrate a friend's bachelorette party, told ABC News that she and more than 100 others landed back in Miami after spending hours trying to get a flight.

\"It's been the longest 24 hours of our lives,\" she added.

Another attendee Trevor DeHass told ABC News that despite the Fyre Festival being promoted as an all-inclusive upscale weekend, he said that he and his friends were served two slices of bread, a slice of cheese and a small salad for dinner Thursday.

@FyreFraud Here's the dinner they fed us tonight. Literally slices of bread, cheese, and salad with no dressing. #fyrefraud #fyrefestival #dumpsterfyre pic.twitter.com/NmNXakSFlq

— Tr3vor (@trev4president) April 28, 2017

ABC News' Courtney Condron, Taylor Maple, Scott Withers and Michael Rothman contributed to this report.

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