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Vic woman dies in festival accident

A woman has been found dead in a tent in Victoria after camping on a farm after a music festival.

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Police are investigating the death of a woman in a tent at a festival campground in Victoria's north.

Police say a man is helping with their inquires after the Major Collision Investigation Unit were called to the scene to investigate whether the death of the 35-year-old woman from Yarraville.

MCIU Detective Inspector Bernie Rankin says a large number of people had attended the festival on the private property near Rochester, 180 kilometres north of Melbourne, and most had camped for the night.

Det Insp Rankin said the woman had suffered a fair degree of trauma.


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