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| Newcastle caravan park: Couple are found dead | Newcastle caravan park: Couple are found dead |
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| Two bodies, thought to be those of an elderly couple, have been found at a caravan park in Newcastle, County Down. | Two bodies, thought to be those of an elderly couple, have been found at a caravan park in Newcastle, County Down. |
| Police said they had gone to a caravan site on Tullybrannigan Road in Newcastle at about 15:00 GMT on Wednesday. | Police said they had gone to a caravan site on Tullybrannigan Road in Newcastle at about 15:00 GMT on Wednesday. |
| It is understood the deaths, at Bonnys caravan site, are being treated as suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. | It is understood the deaths, at Bonnys caravan site, are being treated as suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. |
| Police said a multi-agency investigation was now under way into the cause of the deaths. | Police said a multi-agency investigation was now under way into the cause of the deaths. |
| BBC News NI reporter Mervyn Jess, who was at the scene, said it was understood, but not yet confirmed, that the two who had died were a retired couple. | |
| South Down MP Margaret Ritchie said that she was shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the sudden deaths. | South Down MP Margaret Ritchie said that she was shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the sudden deaths. |
| "I have been in touch with local police who have informed me of the discovery of two bodies in a south Down caravan site," she said. | "I have been in touch with local police who have informed me of the discovery of two bodies in a south Down caravan site," she said. |
| "I understand that police are treating it as suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at this stage. | "I understand that police are treating it as suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at this stage. |
| "I want to extend my deepest sympathies to the families of these two people who are undoubtedly going through a deeply traumatic and difficult time. | "I want to extend my deepest sympathies to the families of these two people who are undoubtedly going through a deeply traumatic and difficult time. |
| "I'm shocked and deeply saddened by this awful discovery." | "I'm shocked and deeply saddened by this awful discovery." |
| A spokesman from the Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) said: "HSENI is looking into the circumstances of a fatal incident at a caravan park in the Newcastle area." | A spokesman from the Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) said: "HSENI is looking into the circumstances of a fatal incident at a caravan park in the Newcastle area." |
| The bodies of the elderly couple have been taken away for examination. | |
| 'Quiet' | |
| Family and friends of the couple gathered at the scene at Tullybrannigan Road on Wednesday evening. | |
| Local resident Oliver King described the elderly man as a "gem". | |
| "A lovely wee quiet man," he said. | |
| "You would hardly have known he was about, he was very quiet and reserved, he did gardens for pensioners and different other people. | |
| "He was a very nice, honest genuine man." |