Coroner gives verdict on sudden death of 26-year-old man at house in Maple Avenue, Thornton
Luke Drinkwater was treated by paramedics at an address in Maple Avenue, Thornton after being called by a friend in the early hours of January 22 this year but couldn’t be saved.
A 26-year-old man died from the combined effects of bronchial pneumonia, myocarditis and combined drugs toxicity, an inquest at Blackpool heard.
Luke Drinkwater was treated by paramedics at an address in Maple Avenue, Thornton after being called by a friend in the early hours of January 22 this year but couldn’t be saved.
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He was said to have suddenly started shaking on a bed while watching TV and a post mortem examination found he had several medical conditions related to his heart and lungs, unusually for his age, which could have been caused or made worse by drug use.
A toxicity test highlighted recent use of cocaine, while there was also evidence of morphine in his system.
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There were also marks on his groin which were related to drug use and had been causing him pian, his friend reported to those attending the scene.
Blackpool and Fylde chief coroner Alan Wilson said at the inquest that drug paraphernalia was found at the property but police reported no evidence of suspicious or violent activity or third party involvement.
Mr Wilson recorded Mr Drinkwater’s cause of death as the combined effects of bronchial pneumonia, myocarditis and combined drugs toxicity and returned a narrative conclusion to that effect.