Police will prepare a report for the Queensland Coroner following the deaths of two people at a bush music festival at Cherrabah Resort at Elbow Valley east of Warwick this week.
It is understood the bodies of a 24 year old Maleny man and a 22 year old Nambour woman were found inside a tent at the ‘Rabbits Eat Lettuce’ festival around 9.30am last Monday 22 April.
Police have told the media the deaths were ‘non-suspicious’ but investigations are continuing.
The event was originally to have been held near Casino in northern New South Wales but local police there refused its approval on safety grounds, leading to a court battle and ultimately a decision by the organisers to move the event to Cherrabah.
A statement posted on Facebook by Rabbits Eat Lettuce organisers on Monday read as follows –
“All of the staff and community at Rabbits Eat Lettuce would like to pass on our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of those who were found deceased,” the statement said.
“Our thoughts and concerns are predominately for their wellbeing and privacy during this time.
“It is absolutely heartbreaking to lose some beautiful souls that we consider part of our extended family.
“Rabbits Eat Lettuce place the wellbeing and safety of our patrons as the number one priority and we have highly trained first aid, professional paramedics working 24 hours throughout the festival and an on-call doctor onsite.
“In addition QLD Police and 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.”
