British mum, 54, dies after drinking drug-laced psychedelic tea at Bolivian jungle retreat

Mum-of-three Maureen Rainford, from Romford, eastbound London, reportedly collapsed aft drinking an Ayahuasca beverage during a spiritual retreat successful the Bolivian jungle

A British mum has tragically died aft drinking a beverage laced with a psychedelic cause during a retreat successful Bolivia.

Maureen Rainford, 54, collapsed aft drinking Ayahuasca successful a tea, her girl was told. The substance, besides known arsenic yage, is simply a blend of 2 plants and is amerciable successful the UK, the US and galore different countries.

It is typically handed retired astatine ceremonies by a shaman - and causes reactions specified arsenic visions, vigor and euphoria. The mum-of-three, from Romford, eastbound London, had booked the £800 retreat astatine the Ayahuasca and San Pedro Pisatahua Retreat past month, her household said.

Maureen's girl Rochel, 32, said she was told by a edifice authoritative that her mum had suffered a "medical emergency" during the retreat. She was besides told that past minutes aft drinking the tea, she pistillate complained astir feeling unwell, with her bosom and breathing complaint plummeting.

Sadly, contempt CPR efforts, Maureen died 1 hr aboriginal - earlier a doc arrived. Rochel told The Sun connected Sunday: "There should beryllium a trained medic connected standby erstwhile hallucinogenic drugs are being handed retired successful a distant area. Eric [a idiosyncratic astatine the retreat] tried to importune that she indispensable beryllium cremated successful Bolivia arsenic her assemblage would decompose, but I did not privation immoderate cover-up."

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