British mum dies after drinking ‘psychedelic drug-laced tea’ praised by Prince Harry at Bolivian detox retreat

A BRIT mum has died astatine a retreat successful Bolivia specialising successful psychedelic cause ayahuasca.

Maureen Rainford’s girl was told she ­collapsed aft drinking the substance successful a tea.

It is the aforesaid cause Prince Harry past twelvemonth controversially admitted taking to assistance header aft mum Diana’s death.

Social idiosyncratic Maureen’s ­family stressed she had been acceptable and steadfast and the Amazon commune she visited was billed arsenic a wellness and detox retreat with controlled diets.

The mum of three, 54, of Romford, Essex, had booked the £800 ten-day enactment past period astatine the Ayahuasca and San Pedro Pisatahua Retreat.

Ayahuasca — an amerciable Class A drug successful the UK — is handed retired astatine ceremonies by a shaman and causes reactions including visions, vigor and euphoria.

Breathing complaint plummeted

Daughter Rochel, 32, said she was told by a edifice authoritative called Eric that Maureen had suffered a “medical emergency”.

Others determination told Rochel that 10 minutes aft drinking the ayahuasca beverage she complained of feeling unwell arsenic her bosom and breathing complaint plummeted.

She died aft an hr contempt CPR efforts. A doc arrived later, the household heard.

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 tried to importune that she indispensable beryllium cremated successful Bolivia arsenic her assemblage would decompose, but I did not privation immoderate cover-up.”

Rochel said that aft ­contacting the British consulate, ­Maureen’s assemblage was returned and a post-mortem confirmed she had suffered a bosom attack.

East London’s coroner has been informed of the decease and the ceremonial was held past week.

Rochel added: “I privation to rise consciousness astir these places for radical tempted by glossy brochures selling a dream.”

A spokesperson for the retreat said “her passing was owed to a aesculapian exigency that was not related to ayahuasca”.

They added: “Our bosom goes retired to her family.”

Prince Harry was ­criticised past twelvemonth for claiming the cause helped him woody with his mum’s 1997 death.

He said: “After taking ayahuasca with the due ­people I abruptly realised — wow! — it’s not astir the crying.”