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Cheznye Emmons (23) died after she drank methanol marketed as gin in Indonesia
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Alcohol Poisoning
Published: May 18, 2013 @ 3:46 AM
Cheznye Emmons (23)
Date:
Apr 23, 2013
Cause of Death:
Poisoning
Location:
Sumatra, Indonesia
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A British backpacker has died in Indonesia after drinking poisonous alcohol sold to her as gin.
Cheznye Emmons, 23, from Great Wakering, Essex, was sold the drink at a local shop before heading to a full moon party on April 22.
The beauty therapist had been camping in the jungle in the south Asian country with her boyfriend Joe Cook, 21.
She began to feel ill the next morning before the pair trekked for hours to the nearest clinic. She was later transferred to a hospital and put into an induced coma.
Her parents flew out to her bedside days later where they made the decision to turn off her life support machine.
Her devastated brother Michael, 33, said: 'It just doesn't seem real. We're all just in shock.
'From what we understand, the shop would have poured the gin out of the original bottle and then replaced it with methanol.
'It was in the original bottle with the gin label on it.'
He added: 'As far we're aware, the shop which sold the alcohol has been shut down and there's a police investigation. The British embassy is also looking into it.
'We just hope it doesn't get swept under the carpet like some of these things do.'
Methanol-related poisoning can cause kidney failure and lead to blindness and death.
Cheznye's body was flown back to the UK on May 3 and her funeral is due to take place next month.
Related Article(s):
http://metro.co.uk/2013/05/17/cheznye-emmons-brit-backpacker-dies-after-drinking-methanol-poisoned-alcohol-in-indonesia-3783109/
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