Tweet Facebook Mail The leader of a health-based retreat and a ceremony "shaman" are set to give evidence at an inquest after a man died from taking poison and hallucinogenics there. Jarrad Antonovich died of a perforated oesophagus after consuming the plant-based psychedelic ayahuasca and frog-based poison kambo at the Dreaming Arts Festival at Arcoora retreat in northern New South Wales on October 16, 2021. Retreat organiser Soulore Solaris is expected to give evidence before State Coroner Teresa O'Sullivan on Friday, after she heard from other witnesses that he attempted to conceal the ceremony that preceded the 46-year-old's death.
READ MORE: Two-thirds of charities turning hungry Aussies away as demand soars Jarrad Antonovich died at a cultural festival in NSW. (Supplied) The inquest reconvened on Wednesday after publicity surrounding it in 2023 led to people coming forward with more information. Lurelle Alefounder said on Thursday that Solaris asked her after the death to visit Antonovich's flatmate and tell him not to reveal to police that an ayahuasca ceremony had taken place.
"I told him, 'no, I'm not doing that'," she told the inquest. READ MORE: Search continues for biggest lotto winner in Aussie history The ceremony involved ayhuasca (pictured) and kambo. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Solaris apologised the next day, she added, and he said he had been trying to protect those involved.
Ceremony conductor Cameron Kite is also due to recount his version of the events le.