A fitness centre receptionist died from ecstasy poisoning after she and a friend vowed to 'get off their heads' at a music festival, an inquest heard.
Kelsey Corps, 20, collapsed with organ failure after taking two tablets along with vodka whilst attending the event on the site of a former equestrian centre.
A friend tried to get water to revive Kelsey but was unable to locate any and her condition deteriorated.
Kelsey was admitted to a hospital in a coma where she tested positive for Covid and she suffered a fatal cardiac arrest.
She died the following morning.
The tragedy happened on July 24 last year when Kelsey, of Lancaster, who was described as a 'work hard play hard' party-goer, attended the Wonderwood Festival near Preston.
In a statement read to the Preston hearing, her friend Bradley Graham said: ''Kelsey was fun loving and enjoyed having a laugh and did use recreational drugs when at a party.
"She enjoyed going to raves and would use drugs there and she said it was fun and a laugh.
''I wanted to enter her world she was in and go to Wonderwood Festival.
"She asked me to go and I agreed. We talked about getting off our heads and agreed to purchase some tablets.
"On the Saturday morning, myself and Kelsey got a taxi to the event and started drinking alcohol.
''I was drinking cider and she was drinking gin or vodka. I cannot remember when we took the tablets, but it wasn’t until others were doing them. I do not know how many she took - I just remember thinking she had two and I had three.
''There were people passing bags of drugs around and I was unable to focus properly due to what I had taken.
"She started asking for water and I tried to get her some but I could not get any. I tried to get her to the security staff so they could get her to an ambulance.
"I eventually did and they put her in a wheelchair. I was waiting for her to stand up but she did not and after this I rang her family.
''The tablets I saw her with were red in colour. I believe they had a red line down the middle and a Ferrari logo on them. I believed them to be the same as mine. I do not know where she got them or how long she had them for.”
Kelsey's sister Jasmine said: “Kelsey was sociable, funny and enjoyed life.
"She had taken ecstasy before but she knew her limit. I do not think she used other drugs. She was a receptionist and would go to work, work hard and then go out with her friends.
"She also enjoyed spending evenings at home with her family.
''In 2017, me Kelsey and our mum had been to the Kendal Calling festival. It was the first time we had been to a festival and from there on, she enjoyed going to large dance events. She was very funny and made everyone laugh.
“She went to Wonderwood Festival and she wanted Bradley Graham to come along at short notice.
"That evening we received a phone call from Brad to say she was in an ambulance and that she had taken two pills max but he didn’t know if she had taken any other drugs that day.
" I could not see any messages on her phone prior to the event that she had bought drugs that day.”
Dr Simon Vaughan, who worked in the intensive car unit at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, said: “Kelsey was brought to the emergency department at 8.52pm having collapsed to the ground after taking two MDMA tablets.
"She was already in a coma on arrival.
''Kelsey had taken the ecstasy tablets at around 7.30pm and collapsed ten minutes later. Her temperature was 42C and she had a fast heart rate and low blood pressure.
"She tested positive for Covid-19 and was transferred to a Covid critical unit.
“The original expectation was that she would survive with supportive management and we had a conversation with her mother on the phone about how Kelsey had collapsed and was found unconscious after having a short seizure.
"But Kelsey started to deteriorate very seriously and by 1.25am her condition was so severe, her red blood cells were deteriorating.
“This is a recognised but unexpected reaction after the ingestion of ecstasy.
"She continued to deteriorate further and unfortunately she had become unstable. At 5am she went into cardiac arrest due to her low blood oxygen levels and resuscitation was attempted for 40 minutes. She died at 6.16am.''
Det Con Rachel Crossley, of Lancashire Police, said: "The evidence Brad gave was that Kelsey had taken two tablets with her which she had at home.
"He said he had purchased a quantity of red tablets and he gave us the address to where he had purchased them from. There has not been any further action taken due to insufficient evidence.
“Further tablets were found at the festival. The festival organiser said anyone who entered the festival was searched physically, and there were drug sniffer dogs.
"An amnesty box was also provided. In the amnesty box there was one bag of unidentified powder, one bag of unidentified pills and another unidentified bag. The unidentified bag of pills contained MDMA/ecstasy and caffeine. They were all surrendered voluntarily.
''From the evidence from Jasmine and Brad, Kelsey had previously taken ecstasy. There is no information to suggest she had been coerced. Brad said he had struggled to get any water for Kelsey and that is something which will be raised with the event organiser moving forward. If someone asks for water, you give it to them.”
A post-mortem examination showed high levels of MDMA in Kelsey's system. Her cause of death was multi organ failure and ecstasy poisoning
Recording a conclusion of drug related death, coroner Sarah Sutherland told Kelsey's family: “I have heard Kelsey was fun loving and she enjoyed going to social events.
"She had previously taken ecstasy and there was an intention to take ecstasy at this festival.
''We have heard from Brad how she took an unknown quantity of pills maybe two or three and there may have been others but he could not assist.
"After ingesting tablets, she collapsed. He did his best to help her despite being intoxicated himself.
''It was hoped she could be stabilised but unfortunately in the early hours her condition deteriorated significantly.
" Det Con Crossley, who helped conduct the investigation told me about the festival and how steps will be taken in the future for the licensing of water after she was denied water when she was asking for it. I have heard about the red tablets with the distinctive colour and logo.
''I accept Kelsey died after ingesting recreational drugs. I cannot begin to imagine what you have been through, I am sorry for your loss."
