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British teenager 'died after taking Yage drug in tribal ritual' | British teenager 'died after taking Yage drug in tribal ritual' |
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A British teenager is reported to have died in South America after allegedly taking hallucinogenic drugs during a tribal ritual. | A British teenager is reported to have died in South America after allegedly taking hallucinogenic drugs during a tribal ritual. |
The man, named as Henry Miller, 19, from Bristol, was in a remote rainforest area of Colombia with other tourists when he drank yage with a local tribe, Sky News has reported. | The man, named as Henry Miller, 19, from Bristol, was in a remote rainforest area of Colombia with other tourists when he drank yage with a local tribe, Sky News has reported. |
Yage is a psychedelic drink made from leaves and induces vivid hallucinations and supposedly spiritual experiences. | Yage is a psychedelic drink made from leaves and induces vivid hallucinations and supposedly spiritual experiences. |
Fellow traveller Christopher D (who has asked that he remained anonymous), said he met Mr Miller on Sunday when they travelled together from a hostel in Mocoa to land belonging to a local shaman. | |
Christopher told a reporter the drug had no effect on Mr Miller the first time but on the second occasion he became very ill. | |
He said the group of about eight people, including Mr Miller, were all sick after drinking the drug, a normal reaction to its unpleasant taste. | He said the group of about eight people, including Mr Miller, were all sick after drinking the drug, a normal reaction to its unpleasant taste. |
But while the rest of the group came around from the "trip", Mr Miller did not. | But while the rest of the group came around from the "trip", Mr Miller did not. |
Christopher said: "He just got worse and worse. He was lying face down on the ground making very weird breathing noises. We picked him up and put him in a chair. | |
"He wasn't speaking, he was lashing out with his hands and feet. Then he started making weird animal noises, pig sounds and at one point he tried to fly." | "He wasn't speaking, he was lashing out with his hands and feet. Then he started making weird animal noises, pig sounds and at one point he tried to fly." |
Mr Miller went missing during the night, and his body was found by a roadside in the rainforest by police the next day. | Mr Miller went missing during the night, and his body was found by a roadside in the rainforest by police the next day. |
A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: "We are aware of the death of a British national on April 23 in Colombia. We are providing consular assistance to the family at this very difficult time." | A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: "We are aware of the death of a British national on April 23 in Colombia. We are providing consular assistance to the family at this very difficult time." |
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