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Teen dies after attending Sydney music festivalA 19-year-old woman has died in hospital after attending the FOMO music festival in western Sydney
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Renewed push for pill testing after teen girl dies at music festival | Sky News AustraliaThe woman who died from a suspected drug overdose at a Sydney music festival at the weekend has been identified as 19-year-old Alex Ross-King. \n\nMs Ross-King was at FOMO music festival in Parramatta, Sydney’s west on Saturday, when she was rushed to Westmead Hospital and later died. \n\nThe teenager’s family is now calling on the New South Wales government to consider pill testing at music festivals. \n\nPremier Gladys Berejiklian has not supported the move however, saying ‘I worry pill testing could have the opposite effect’ and ‘we need to keep sending out the strongest message that taking these illicit drugs kills’. \n\n\n\n\n\n
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FOMO music festival organisers 'deeply saddened' by teen girl's deathOrganisers of Sydney’s FOMO music festival say they are “deeply saddened” after a 19-year-old woman died of a suspected drug overdose.
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Teenager dies after attending FOMO music festivalThe circumstances of her death are being investigated and police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. 9News
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Woman dies after Sydney music festivalPolice say the Central Coast teenager was taken from the Parramatta Park event to Westmead Hospital about 6pm on Saturday, and died later on Saturday night.
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Young woman dies from suspected overdose at Sydney's FOMO music festival | Sky News AustraliaA young woman has died from a suspected drug overdose after attending a music festival in Sydney's west.\n\nThe 19-year-old girl was rushed from the FOMO festival in Parramatta to nearby Westmead Hospital last night, where she later died.\n\nPolice searched 146 people at the event and found 54 people in possession of drugs.\n\nIt stands as the fifth drug-related death at a festival in the past six months.\n\n\nImage: News Corp Australia
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Why are so many young people at risk of dying at music festivals?Yet another young person dead after taking drugs at a music festival, bringing the summer overdose toll at these events to five. Matt Noffs, CEO of the Ted Noffs Foundation, speaks to The World Today about some of the risk factors behind this terrible toll.
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Big names headline Grow Your Own music festivalThis year's Grow Your Own music festival in the NSW sister towns of Forster-Tuncurry shows off the best of regional Australia, fusing music, food, art, and film into one 'beast' of an event for young festival-goers.
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Music festival death likely caused by snake bite, not overdose | Sky News AustraliaIt’s been revealed a young man who died after attending a music festival in Victoria was likely bitten by a tiger snake throwing doubt over initial reports that he suffered a drug overdose, according to The Herald Sun.\n\nCallum Edwards died in hospital on New Year’s Day after attending the Beyond the Valley Festival in Gippsland. \n\nThe 20-year-old’s death had previously been treated as a suspected overdose, however, Mr Edwards’ eldest brother says tiger snake venom was found in his system.\n
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Here's why doctors are backing pill testing at music festivals across AustraliaPill testing is a rare opportunity to speak to drug users about their drug use, doctors say.
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