The organisers of the festival have cancelled the event in the wake of Stephanie Thorpe's death
An 'amazing' mum tragically collapsed and died after she was seen taking half an ecstasy tablet before going to a music festival.
Her condition was 'unsurvivable' and Stephanie sadly passed away at the Royal Blackburn Hospital. Music-lover Stephanie, who was a fan of the Wigan Pier, had previously taken pills at dance events but had 'never had a bad experience', an inquest into her death heard yesterday . "Once you cross the 20C threshold the risk of harm increases and there were multiple factors at play. Stephanie was dehydrated; she was seen dancing a lot and sweating and it was a very hot day so her ability to lose heat was impaired.
"People don't drink water at festivals because it's not easy to get hold of," he added. "Any licensed premises has to provide drinking water free of charge but they can charge for the glass. Just last week, the organisers of Restricted Events said that as a mark of respect, events in Blackburn have been temporarily suspended. Senior Coroner Dr James Adeley confirmed he has been in dialogue with both the organisers and Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council which issued the event license.
After Stephanie's death friend Holly McLaughlin launched a GoFundMe which raised more than £17,000. She said: "On June 25 our amazing funny irreplaceable gorgeous girl life was taken away from us so suddenly.
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