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Two deaths at the Eskape Festival: autopsy confirms gas poisoning

Two deaths at the Eskape Festival: autopsy confirms gas poisoning
Two deaths at the Eskape Festival: autopsy confirms gas poisoning

The autopsy results were released by the Argentan prosecutor's office on Friday, August 8. They confirm the hypothesis of gas poisoning for the two victims discovered on Saturday, August 1, in Montilly-sur-Noireau, near Flers in the Orne department. A man and a woman were found dead in a truck parked in the Eskape Festival parking lot during the night of Friday, July 31, to Saturday, August 1. The tragedy occurred on the sidelines of the music event that was being held that weekend in the town.

The accidental cause was favored from the outset.

The Argentan prosecutor's office quickly favored the accidental death theory the day after the bodies were discovered. An investigation was opened to determine the exact circumstances of the deaths. The on-site investigations led investigators to this hypothesis, which has now been confirmed by the medical findings.

The two festival-goers were in the vehicle parked in the festival parking lot when the tragedy occurred. Authorities carried out the standard procedures following the grim discovery. The organizers of the Eskape Festival have not made a public statement since the autopsy results were released.

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