Man and woman, in their 20s, are found dead at a popular bush doof – after five young people overdosed at music festivals during horror summer
- A man and woman believed to be in their early to mid 20s have been found dead
- The two bodies were discovered inside a tent at the Rabbits Eat Lettuce festival
- A spokesman for QLD police says there are no suspicious circumstances
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A man and a woman have been found dead at a music festival near the Queensland-NSW border.
Police were called to the Rabbit Eats Lettuce festival in Elbow Valley about 9.30am on Monday after the bodies of the pair were found.
The pair are believed to be in their early to mid twenties, and were found inside a tent at the festival.
Officers are at the scene, and a spokesman for Queensland police told Daily Mail Australia there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the deaths.
A spokesman for QLD ambulance said they were called to the scene about 9.55am to assess two people, but were unable to comment further.
The festival ended on Sunday, and party-goers were beginning to leave the campsite when the body was found.
A man and a woman have been found dead at the Rabbits Eat Lettuce festival
A spokesperson for the festival told Daily Mail Australia Rabbits Eat Lettuce places the wellbeing and safety of its patrons as 'the number one priority'.
'We have highly trained first aid, professional paramedics working 24 hours during the festival and an on-call doctor onsite,' they said.
'In addition, QLD Police & QLD Ambulance are on duty in a user pay capacity during the festival. We work together with authorities to ensure that the environment we provide is as safe as possible.
'The relevant bodies will be investigating to determine exactly what happened. It is appropriate that we give them the chance to do their work and respect the deceased family’s right to privacy and avoid any speculation.'
Management for the festival are yet to answer questions on their drug policy, though the website says 'illegal substances' are banned.
A blurb for the festival describes the event as 'a place of freedom, love and dance music'.
'Come and camp in a beautiful natural environment and form a community of like-minded souls who want to escape the hustle and bustle of the city life,' it reads.
'Rabbits Eat Lettuce lets us be human again. We can dissolve the social barriers and dance together.'
More to come.
Police say the deaths are not suspicious, but have not released a cause of death
PICTURED: FIVE YOUNG REVELLERS WHO DIED FROM SUSPECTED DRUG OVERDOSES AT FESTIVALS IN HORROR SUMMER
ALEX ROSS-KING
Alex Ross-King, 19, died in hospital on January 12 after attending the FOMO festival at Parramatta Park.
The Central Coast teenager's family have pleaded with the NSW government to introduce pill testing reigniting the debate over its effectiveness.
JOSHUA TAM
Joshua Tam, 22, died in hospital on December 29 after attending the Lost Paradise music festival near Gosford.
His family have helped set up a clothing label in the young rugby league player's memory with proceeds going towards drug education for young Australians.
CALLUM BROSNAN
Callum Brosnan, 19, died after attending the dance music festival Knockout Games of Destiny on December 9.
He was found at a train station near the festival at Sydney Olympic Park but later died in hospital.
JOSEPH PHAM
Callum Brosnan (pictured left) and Joseph Pham (pictured right) both died after suspected drug overdoses at festivals late last year
Joseph Pham, 23, from western Sydney died in hospital from a suspected drug overdose on September 15 after the Defqon.1 festival.
Weeks before his death he shared a Facebook post from a group called 'Sniff Off' who advocate for no sniffer dogs, pill testing and drug legalisation.
DIANA NGUYEN
Diana Nguyen, a 21-year-old from Melbourne, also died after Defqon.1 on September 15 from a suspected drug overdose.
Ms Nguyen was engaged after her finance had proposed in Hawaii during her 21st birthday in April.
A coronial inquest has been launched to investigate the five deaths which occurred at music festivals.
Two more deaths may be examined at the inquest.
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