A man in his 40s has died suddenly at a multi-day music festival in Tasmania’s north-east overnight.
Staff at the Panama festival, which is being held at Lone Star Valley about an hour from Launceston, found the man dead on Saturday evening.
Organiser Tim Carroll expressed his condolences to the man’s family and friends at the festival, addressing the crowd with a warning to stay away from drugs.
“We don’t know whether drugs were involved but we want to put your safety first so we just want to say, don’t take any recreational drugs it’s not safe to do so,” he said.
“This person was very dear to us and the festival and our love goes out to his family, be safe out there.”
According to Tasmania Police, the cause of his death is yet to be determined but is not being treated as suspicious.
A report is being prepared for the coroner.
