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Second person dies at Rhythm and Vines music festival

January 1, 2021

An audio engineer is believed to have suffered a medical event.

A second person has died at this year's Rhythm and Vines music festival, police have confirmed.

An audio engineer at the event died after it's believed he suffered a medical event yesterday.

His death is not being treated as suspicious.

It follows the death of 19-year-old Fletcher Wong, who went missing at the start of the three-day festival.

Police raised concerns for his safety after the teenager was last seen leaving the festival's admissions area at around 2am on Tuesday.

Yesterday, police confirmed his body was found in the Ormond area of Gisborne.

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