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Two Found Dead in Campervan Near New Forest Cider Festival

Police have notified relatives, with a file now headed to the coroner.

Overview

  • Paramedics alerted Hampshire Police shortly after midday on Sunday, October 12, to unexpected deaths 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 pair had attended the New Forest Cider Craft Cider Festival but the incident occurred in a private vehicle and was not linked to the event.
  • Organisers reported police had indicated there were no suspicious circumstances and said they are cooperating with inquiries.
  • Authorities have not released names or a cause of death, and formal coroner processes are the next step.