Two die in camper van after attending New Forest cider festival

Two people were found dead inside a camper van in the New Forest on Sunday after attending a weekend cider festival, authorities said. Paramedics and police were called to a vehicle parked on Pound Lane in Burley shortly after midday on October 12, where a 38-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man from Blandford Forum, Dorset, were pronounced dead at the scene.

Hampshire Constabulary said its South Central Ambulance Service partners alerted officers to the "unexpected death of two people inside a parked camper van on Pound Lane, Burley." The force confirmed both victims had been pronounced dead at the scene, their next of kin had been notified, and a file would be prepared for the coroner. Police said there were no suspicious circumstances.

Organizers of the New Forest Cider Festival, held in the national park over the weekend, said both individuals had attended the event. A festival spokesperson said, "We were deeply saddened to learn of the tragic deaths of two individuals who attended the New Forest Cider Festival this weekend. Our thoughts and condolences are with their family and friends at this very difficult time." The representative added that the incident occurred in a...