Big Day Out Death Inquest Commences

An inquest has begun into whether ambulance paramedics should be legally required onsite during large-scale music festivals following the untimely death of Gemma Thoms at Perth’s Big Day Out Festival in 2009.

As reported by ABC, 17-year-old Thoms ingested three ecstasy pills before entering the festival for fear of being discovered by police sniffer dogs.

After entering the festival Thoms was…

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