Teens suffer suspected overdoses at Groovin' the Moo music festival

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Teens suffer suspected overdoses at Groovin' the Moo music festival

By Michael McGowan
Updated

Two teenagers have been rushed to hospital after suspected drug overdoses at a music festival in the NSW Hunter region on Saturday.

At about 2.30pm ambulance officers responded to reports a girl had suffered a suspected drug overdose at the Groovin' the Moo musical festival in Maitland, north of Newcastle.

'Groovin' the Moo' is the latest music festival to suffer drug issues.

'Groovin' the Moo' is the latest music festival to suffer drug issues.Credit: Marina Neil

A spokeswoman for NSW Ambulance said the girl was taken by road ambulance to the John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle in a critical condition.

At about the same time another male, also a teenager, was transported to Maitland Hospital, also suffering a suspected drug overdose.

Elizabeth Banney and Simon Strath from Nelson Bay at Saturday's festival.

Elizabeth Banney and Simon Strath from Nelson Bay at Saturday's festival.Credit: Marina Neil

The exact ages of both teenagers have not been confirmed.

Fairfax Media has contacted the festival organisers for comment.

Saturday was the first leg of the popular regional festival. It will travel to Canberra on Sunday before moving on to Oakbank in South Australia, Bendigo, Townsville and Bunbury.

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Seven people have died after allegedly overdosing on drugs at music festivals across Australia in the past year.

A 25-year-old woman died at the Stereosonic festival in Sydney in December, and a 19-year-old man died at the event's Adelaide leg.

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