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Gap-year student from Bristol dies in Colombia tribal ritual | |
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A teenager from Bristol has died in Colombia while taking part in a local tribal ritual during a gap-year trip. | |
Henry Miller, 19, died in the rainforest after apparently reacting to a plant infusion he drank during the ritual, his family said. | |
Parents David and Elizabeth Miller said he had ventured into a remote part of the rainforest to take part in a shaman ritual. | |
Mr Miller's body was found on Wednesday in the Putumayo region. | |
The Foreign Office said it was "aware of the death of a British national in Colombia" and was assisting his family "at this very difficult time." | The Foreign Office said it was "aware of the death of a British national in Colombia" and was assisting his family "at this very difficult time." |
Mr Miller had been expected to go to university in September. |