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| Teenager dies in Devon after adverse reaction to suspected 'legal high' | Teenager dies in Devon after adverse reaction to suspected 'legal high' |
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| A 15-year-old girl has died after suffering an adverse reaction from a suspected “legal high”, police said. | A 15-year-old girl has died after suffering an adverse reaction from a suspected “legal high”, police said. |
| The girl was found unconscious in a park in Newton Abbot, Devon, in the early hours of Saturday. | The girl was found unconscious in a park in Newton Abbot, Devon, in the early hours of Saturday. |
| She was taken to Torbay district hospital at about 4.50am, where she later died. Two other teenage girls were also taken to hospital as “a precaution”. | |
| A Devon and Cornwall police spokesman said: “A scene guard is in place at Baker’s Park as initial enquiries take place. | |
| “Police currently believe that both girls had taken a new psychoactive substance, more commonly referred to as legal highs, and had suffered adverse reaction.” | |
| The family of the teenager have been told of her death. | The family of the teenager have been told of her death. |
| Police have appealed for witnesses, including anyone who has any information about the incident or was in Bakers Park in the early hours of Saturday, to come forward. | Police have appealed for witnesses, including anyone who has any information about the incident or was in Bakers Park in the early hours of Saturday, to come forward. |