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Teenagers lives at risk- medics
Article from: Sunday Herald Sun
Simone Myers
December 30, 2007 12:00am
RAVE organisers are putting teenagers' health at risk by charging exorbitant prices for water, medics say.
With three major raves planned for next month, including two on a sweltering New Year's Day, medics have called for free water to be made available to all.
Revellers at two Daft Punk concerts at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl this month were annoyed when they had to pay $4.50 for a 600ml bottle of water.
Bar staff were also told to remove caps from bottles because they could be used as "missiles".
St John Ambulance treated 92 people at the concerts, many suffering from dehydration.
Many revellers at the $130-a-ticket gigs said the ban on bottle tops and high costs had discouraged them from buying water.
A spokeswoman for Daft Punk promoter Michael Coppell Presents confirmed the bottle top policy.
She said it was for safety reasons.
St John Ambulance spokesman Jonathan Cooper said it was irresponsible to make bar staff remove the lids from water bottles.
Herald Sun