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| St Patrick's Day event at Cookstown hotel ends with two deaths | St Patrick's Day event at Cookstown hotel ends with two deaths |
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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. |
| Police said another two people were being treated in hospital - one in a critical condition - following the incident at the Greenvale Hotel. | Police said another two people were being treated in hospital - one in a critical condition - following the incident at the Greenvale Hotel. |
| The hotel was hosting a party for young people to celebrate St Patrick's Day. | The hotel was hosting a party for young people to celebrate St Patrick's Day. |
| Police said that, while the exact circumstances were still unknown, there had been reports of a crush at the scene. | |
| Family members of all four people involved have been informed, the Police Service of Northern Ireland tweeted. | Family members of all four people involved have been informed, the Police Service of Northern Ireland tweeted. |
| Paramedics, doctors and five emergency crews were dispatched to the venue at around 21:30 GMT. | |
| In a Facebook post at 22:41 GMT, the police asked parents to collect their children from the hotel immediately. | In a Facebook post at 22:41 GMT, the police asked parents to collect their children from the hotel immediately. |
| At the scene | At the scene |
| by Mark Simpson, BBC Newsline | by Mark Simpson, BBC Newsline |
| There is a huge sense of shock around the County Tyrone town. | There is a huge sense of shock around the County Tyrone 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. |
| Sinn Féin vice-president Michelle O'Neill, whose Assembly seat of Mid Ulster partly covers Tyrone, tweeted: "Heartbreaking news coming from Cookstown tonight. A parent's worst nightmare." | |
| 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." | 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." |