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| Bucknell tent death: Hannah Thomas-Jones died from carbon monoxide poisoning | Bucknell tent death: Hannah Thomas-Jones died from carbon monoxide poisoning |
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| A teenage girl died of carbon monoxide poisoning at a campsite after a used barbecue was left inside the porch of her tent, an inquest has found. | A teenage girl died of carbon monoxide poisoning at a campsite after a used barbecue was left inside the porch of her tent, an inquest has found. |
| Hannah Thomas-Jones, 14, from Wilmslow, had been staying at the Baron Campsite in Bucknell, south Shropshire, in May. | Hannah Thomas-Jones, 14, from Wilmslow, had been staying at the Baron Campsite in Bucknell, south Shropshire, in May. |
| She had been staying at the campsite with her brother, mother and step-father. All four family members were found unconscious in the tent. | She had been staying at the campsite with her brother, mother and step-father. All four family members were found unconscious in the tent. |
| An inquest has recorded a verdict of accidental death. | An inquest has recorded a verdict of accidental death. |
| Pathologist Dr Cerys Burrows said there were lethal levels of carbon monoxide in Hannah's blood. | Pathologist Dr Cerys Burrows said there were lethal levels of carbon monoxide in Hannah's blood. |
| The inquest heard that family members moved the barbecue into the porch of the tent, to guard against an accidental fire starting. | |
| 'Unaware of risk' | |
| Fumes from the barbecue had blown from the porch area to the sleeping compartments, the court heard. | |
| Hannah had been sleeping top-to-toe with her brother and her head was at the back of the tent in a narrower area where there was less air. | Hannah had been sleeping top-to-toe with her brother and her head was at the back of the tent in a narrower area where there was less air. |
| Coroner John Ellery said this had been a contributing factor in her death. | Coroner John Ellery said this had been a contributing factor in her death. |
| He told members of Hannah's family: "It's quite clear that you and many, many people were unaware of the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. | |
| "I accept that those vapours went to the top of the tent and probably found their way down to the far end, where tragically Hannah's head was. | |
| "That may well be the explanation why it was she who was so tragically affected." | |
| Mr Ellery offered his condolences to Hannah's family and expressed hopes that the inquest would help raise awareness of the dangers posed by carbon monoxide. |