‘Galling’: family of man who died after frog toxin ceremony criticise alleged comments of retreat organiser at NSW inquest

Jarrad Antonovich, who died while at a retreat in the northern NSW. His family found alleged comments by the event organisers ‘galling’, his brother has told an inquest Photograph: Supplied

The family of a man who died following a shamanic ceremony found it “particularly galling” to hear his death described as “beautiful”, an inquest has heard.

Jarrad Antonovich died on 16 October 2021, at the Dreaming Arts festival at Arcoora, near Kyogle, in northern New South Wales.