Relative of NRL star Payne Haas is rushed to hospital over suspected drug overdose
- One man, 19, dead after suspected overdose
- Relative of NRL star, also 19, in hospital
A ‘relative’ of Brisbane Broncos star Payne Haas has been hospitalised after a suspected drug overdose which left another man dead.
Emergency services were called to a property in Gaven, Gold Coast, just after midnight on Sunday morning.
They found Haas’s 19-year-old relative unconscious after ingesting what was suspected to be the drug GHB.
He was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a critical condition, according to The Courier Mail.
A close relative, aged 19, of Brisbane Broncos star Payne Haas (pictured) is currently in a critical condition in hospital following a suspected drug overdose
Another man, also 19, died after being found unconscious in a garage of an Arundel property in the Gold Coast in the early hours of Sunday morning
Paramedics were then sent to another address at Arundel where they found another two men suspected of having overdosed, one in a garage.
Both were taken to Gold Coast University Hospital where a 20-year-old tragically died.
Haas is not alleged to be involved.
A spokeswoman for Queensland Police said they do not believe the death is suspicious.
‘Police will prepare a report for the Coroner following the sudden death of a 19-year-old Arundel man on the Gold Coast in the early hours of Sunday May 14,’ she said.
‘The man was found unconscious in the garage of an Arundel property and was transported to Gold Coast University Hospital where he died shortly after.
She added: ‘Two other 19-year-old men, known to the Arundel man, were transported to Gold Coast University Hospital. One is in a critical condition. The other is in a serious condition.’
Investigations are continuing.