A 'bubbly' woman who travelled to Liverpool to celebrate her friend's hen do was tragically found dead in the bathroom of her Airbnb apartment. Kay Reed took a minibus with a group of other women to the city for the weekend from Redcar in North Yorkshire on April 29, the Liverpool Echo reports.
The following day the group celebrated the bride-to-be with rounds of crazy golf before returning to their apartments on Dale Street where Kay said she felt unwell and went to bed. The 29-year-old was later found at around 1.30am on May 1 on the floor of the apartment bathroom by her friend, Louise Johnson.
Her inquest in Liverpool on Monday heard that paramedics raced to the scene but she could unfortunately not be resuscitated. Her devastated friends set up a web page as they paid tribute to their 'beautiful' pal.
Posting on the page, Louise said: "Enjoy the heavens my perfect Kay. I wish you could be here to see just how loved you are. Make sure you have a pint waiting for me beautiful. I love you more than words could ever say, and actions could ever show.
"You are the light in my world and I will keep you with me forever." The court heard that Kay from Redcar had been out drinking alcohol with the hen do party on the night of April 29 in Liverpool city centre.
The next day, the group had been out from 10.30am after they went to a Wetherspoons, played crazy golf at Junkyard Golf Club and ate at a Five Guys before returning to their apartments to get ready for a night out. They headed home from Alma De Cuba bar at 12.30am and Kay was discovered dead only one hour later.
Her fellow heartbroken 'hens' paid emotional tributes to their 'gorgeous' and 'bubbly' friend. Bride Lauren Kenny said: "Keep smiling and singing gorgeous girl!
"Until we meet again you will always hold a special place in my heart." Gemma said: "Kay, you had the ability to instantly put people at ease.
"From the moment we met, your positive bubbly personality just radiated and it was an absolute pleasure being around you. I cannot believe how our weekend with so many amazing memories ended the way it did and I’m just so sorry."
Samantha said: "Your personality shone brightly and now you’re shining down on all of us. Keep dancing up there, until we meet again."
The 29-year-old's death was concluded to be alcohol-related as coroner Anita Bhardwaj said: "It's more likely than not the alcohol consumed has rendered Kay unconscious. Kay has vomited and inhaled gastric acid into her upper airway, resulting in her death.
"It's something that a lot of people do, going out drinking, it's not something that is unusual and she was clearly very unfortunate as to the results of what happened. I think this just demonstrates how dangerous alcohol can be."
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