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Second death at Rhythm and Vines Newshub 1/01/2021 Hannah Kronast © Image - Facebook; Video - Newshub Related video: The body of a 19-year-old who went missing from the Rhythm and Vines music festival has been found. A second person has died at the New Year's Eve Rhythm and Vines festival in Gisborne. The person is believed to be audio engineer David Peterson from Wavefront Audio, who was working at the music festival. A police spokesperson confirmed they had attended a report of a sudden death at Rhythm and Vines on December 31 at about 2am. "At this stage it is believed...

“Been a pretty tough event, to be honest,” Bell said. Bell said his understanding was drugs were not involved in Wong’s death either. He personally knew Peterson: “He was a nice guy.” New Zealand Police/Supplied A statement from festival organisers expressed their condolences to Peterson's family. “We are deeply saddened that David Peterson, a treasured member of the Wavefront Audio production team, passed away during the night while off duty on the night of December 30. “We extend our heartfelt sympathies to the crew member’s family, loved ones and colleagues at this ti...

Stuff they understood drugs weren't involved in either death. "Dave had injured his arm two days before, requiring a few stitches, and was on light duties as the system tech for the three stages we look after at R&V - typically, being the hard ass roadie that he was, he was back after a couple of hours patched up and soldiering on," said Kerrigan. "Often on a gig like this one, once things were running to his liking, he would grab a few Zs in the front seat of the van. A couple of us knew he was there (the van was outside the production office) and he was in his usual relaxed snoring position...

David Peterson's colleague paid tribute.