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| Cookstown: Two dead following St Patrick's Day party at hotel | Cookstown: Two dead following St Patrick's Day party at hotel |
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| Two people have died following a St Patrick's Day party at a hotel in Cookstown, County Tyrone. | Two people have died following a St Patrick's Day party at a hotel in Cookstown, County Tyrone. |
| A further four people were taken to hospital following the incident at the Greenvale Hotel. | |
| The hotel was hosting a party for young people to celebrate St Patrick's Day. | |
| The Police Service of Northern Ireland said the exact circumstances were still under investigation, but the ambulance service said it was called after reports several people were unwell. | |
| Paramedics, doctors and five emergency crews were dispatched to the scene at around 21:30 GMT. | Paramedics, doctors and five emergency crews were dispatched to the scene at around 21:30 GMT. |
| In a Facebook post at 22:41 GMT, the PSNI asked parents to collect their children from the hotel immediately. | In a Facebook post at 22:41 GMT, the PSNI asked parents to collect their children from the hotel immediately. |
| It had been widely suggested on social media that several young people had sustained crush injuries. | It had been widely suggested on social media that several young people had sustained crush injuries. |
| However, a journalist at the scene, Brendan Marshall, said the DJ who was performing at the event insisted to him that this was not the case. | However, a journalist at the scene, Brendan Marshall, said the DJ who was performing at the event insisted to him that this was not the case. |
| "He confirmed that - contrary to the rumours that had been circulating - there had been no crushing and nothing had collapsed," Mr Marshall told BBC News NI. | "He confirmed that - contrary to the rumours that had been circulating - there had been no crushing and nothing had collapsed," Mr Marshall told BBC News NI. |
| "He told me that a number of young people had become seriously ill. He said one young person was brought to him by a friend to have their pulse checked. | "He told me that a number of young people had become seriously ill. He said one young person was brought to him by a friend to have their pulse checked. |
| "The DJ then shone a light in their eyes to check whether they were alive." | "The DJ then shone a light in their eyes to check whether they were alive." |
| At the scene | At the scene |
| by Mark Simpson, BBC News Northern Ireland | by Mark Simpson, BBC News Northern Ireland |
| There is a huge sense of shock around the town. | There is a huge sense of shock around the town. |
| Reports began circulating at 22:00 GMT that people had died. The news of two fatalities was confirmed by police just after midnight. | Reports began circulating at 22:00 GMT that people had died. The news of two fatalities was confirmed by police just after midnight. |
| There were distressing scenes as some people who knew those who died broke down in tears at the police cordon. | There were distressing scenes as some people who knew those who died broke down in tears at the police cordon. |
| A representative of the nearby Glenavon Hotel said the PSNI borrowed its defibrillator. | A representative of the nearby Glenavon Hotel said the PSNI borrowed its defibrillator. |
| Democratic Unionist Party leader Arlene Foster tweeted that her "thoughts and prayers" were "with everyone impacted by this tonight". | Democratic Unionist Party leader Arlene Foster tweeted that her "thoughts and prayers" were "with everyone impacted by this tonight". |
| Speaking from outside the hotel, UUP councillor Trevor Wilson said: "I'm getting conflicting reports from people about what exactly happened, but there's clearly a deep sense of shock here tonight that an event for young people just wanting to celebrate St Patrick's night went so horribly wrong." | Speaking from outside the hotel, UUP councillor Trevor Wilson said: "I'm getting conflicting reports from people about what exactly happened, but there's clearly a deep sense of shock here tonight that an event for young people just wanting to celebrate St Patrick's night went so horribly wrong." |
| Colin Neill, chief executive of Hospitality Ulster, said on Sunday night: "We are monitoring the situation closely and echo the PSNI appeal to parents to make contact with their children and collect them immediately from the venue." | |