US EditionTwo die after attending Sydney music festival as 10 others taken to hospital
- Two men have died and 10 others have been hospitalized after attending music festivals in Sydney, amid drug arrests and extreme heat conditions.
- The premier of New South Wales highlighted previous festival deaths that were linked to extreme heat and dehydration.
- The festivals had implemented harm reduction measures, such as health messaging, free water, medical services, and support workers, but still, nine people were hospitalized from one festival and one person from another.
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Two dead of suspected overdoses at Sydney music festival
Two people have died in suspected overdoses at a music festival in Sydney on the weekend.The men, aged 21 and 26, died after attending Knockout at Sydney Olympic Park, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.Their cause of death has not been confirmed.READ MORE: Rising house prices puts pressure on new RBA governor ahead of key meetingNine other people were taken to hospitals after attending the festival.Police said 27 people at Knockout were charg…
Two dead after one day of Sydney musical festivals
Two men in their 20s have died after attending a day of separate music festivals in Sydney. One man collapsed at the Knockout Festival at Sydney Olympic Park - later dying at Concord Hospital. Another man who attended Listen Out at Centennial Park collapsed at nearby hotel and later died at St Vincent's Hospital. Police charged more than 70 people with drug offences at the two festivals. Autopsies will be carried out to determine the cause o…
Two die after attending Sydney music festival as 10 others taken to hospital
Police have not ruled out possible drug overdoses but say they are looking at ‘all avenues’ of investigationGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTwo men have died and 10 other people have been taken to hospital after attending Sydney music festivals in the stifling heat amid a series of drug arrests.NSW Health confirmed the two men died after leaving the Knockout Outdoor festival at the Sydney Showground in Ol…
Two men die after attending music festival
Police charged 85 people at Listen Out at Sydney’s Centennial Park with drug offences. (Samantha Lock/AAP PHOTOS) TWO men have died and 10 other people have been taken to hospital after attending Sydney music festivals in the stifling heat amid a series of drug busts. NSW Health confirmed the two men died after leaving the Knockout Outdoor festival at Sydney Showground on Saturday and police say they are waiting for autopsy reports, amid specula…
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