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Catherine Shaw: Yoga teacher's fall from mountain an 'accident' | Catherine Shaw: Yoga teacher's fall from mountain an 'accident' |
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A woman who went missing in Guatemala died after she fell from a mountain trail, a court has heard. | A woman who went missing in Guatemala died after she fell from a mountain trail, a court has heard. |
Catherine Shaw, 23, from Long Hanborough, near Witney, Oxfordshire, was reported missing after leaving her hotel on 5 March. | Catherine Shaw, 23, from Long Hanborough, near Witney, Oxfordshire, was reported missing after leaving her hotel on 5 March. |
An inquest heard she had removed her clothes and was hiking alone to view the sunrise when she accidentally fell and died from multiple injuries. | |
Her body was found near the top of a hiking trail six days later. | Her body was found near the top of a hiking trail six days later. |
Coroner Darren Salter said Ms Shaw had been dead for "four to six days" before her body was found, and ruled her death an accident. | |
He added there was "no evidence of any suspicious circumstances or third party involvement" in the yoga teacher's death. | |
Toxicology tests showed no drugs or alcohol were in her system. | Toxicology tests showed no drugs or alcohol were in her system. |
The court heard Ms Shaw was a "vivacious, friendly, kind and adventurous person who made friends all over the world". | |
Mr Salter said Ms Shaw had "removed her clothes" as she walked up the mountain, and her father Tarquin told the court his daughter was "comfortable in her own skin". | |
He added she had previously travelled to places "where nudity was accepted". | He added she had previously travelled to places "where nudity was accepted". |
A family statement added Ms Shaw "loved mountains, waterfalls, sunrises and sunsets". | |
"She liked to follow her own path rather than stick with convention," it added. | "She liked to follow her own path rather than stick with convention," it added. |
The court heard after she had explored Lake Atitlan and the surrounding volcanic area, she planned to go to Colombia and then South America. | The court heard after she had explored Lake Atitlan and the surrounding volcanic area, she planned to go to Colombia and then South America. |
Mr Salter said there was "adequate evidence" to conclude the inquest after reviewing documents from authorities in Guatemala, and having further post-mortem tests carried out in Britain. | Mr Salter said there was "adequate evidence" to conclude the inquest after reviewing documents from authorities in Guatemala, and having further post-mortem tests carried out in Britain. |
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