Pair found dead in camper van after attending New Forest cider festival

Two people have been found dead in a camper van after attending a cider festival in a national park.

Paramedics found the parked van in Pound Lane, Burley, in the New Forest on 12 October.

In it they discovered the bodies of a 38-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man from Blandford Forum, Dorset.

A Hampshire Constabulary spokesman said: "Our South Central Ambulance Service partners made us aware of the unexpected death of two people inside a parked camper van on Pound Lane, Burley. Officers attended the scene.

"Their next of kin have been notified and a file will be prepared for the coroner."

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A spokesperson for New Forest Cider told the Southern Daily Echo that the two people had attended its craft cider festival, held over the weekend.

They said: "Our thoughts and condolences are with their family and friends at this very difficult time.

"The incident occurred in a private vehicle on Saturday night, and was not connected to the event itself.

"The police have confirmed there are no suspicious circumstances, and we are co-operating fully with their inquiries."

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