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Two Found Dead in Campervan at New Forest Cider Festival Site as Police Report No Suspicion

A coroner will determine the cause of death.

Overview

  • Paramedics alerted Hampshire Police shortly after midday on Sunday, 12 October, to an unexpected death inside a parked campervan on Pound Lane in Burley.
  • A 38-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man, both from Blandford Forum in Dorset, were pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Festival organisers said the incident happened on Saturday night in a private vehicle and was not connected to the event itself.
  • Organisers added that police had confirmed there were no suspicious circumstances and said they are cooperating fully with enquiries.
  • Next of kin have been notified and police said a file will be prepared for the coroner.