A British father died after ingesting a killer drug during a family trip to Disney World in Florida.
According to the reports, the father who was identified as Philip Weybourne, from West Malling in Kent was on a holiday trip with his son and wife when he suddenly fell ill.
Reports also revealed that the 40-year old father collapsed and died after he went to a bar at the Yacht Club hotel in Epcot.
In an exclusive report published by Daily News UK, it was revealed that “an inquest into his death held at Maidstone County Hall heard that while he was rushed to hospital, his condition deteriorated quickly and he could not be saved.”
“A blood test after his death found that he had fatal levels of fentanyl in his system – a powerful synthetic opioid similar to morphine which requires only two milligrams to prove potentially fatal,” the report added.
Apparently, Fentanyl is considered as “the single deadliest drug threat our nation has ever encountered. No community is safe from this poison,” the United States Drug Enforcement Administration said in an official announcement.
During the hearing following his death, his wife Dorlyn Weybourne described in a statement how the situation happened.
“We began our holiday at Disneyland, in Orlando, Florida, on May 20, 2022. On May 23, we woke up late and had no theme parks to attend on that day. It was just going to be a relaxing day, we booked a meal at the Boathouse, a seafood restaurant at Disney Springs which is also home to tours in vintage amphibious automobiles. My son and I had been shopping and met with Philip at 1pm at the Boat House.”
“We had the best lunch, we drunk champagne like we did when we lived in Dubai. Afterwards we went on an amphibious car ride and to end our day we headed back to the hotel at about 5.30pm,” she continued.
She also described how her husband wanted to continue drinking and went to the Yacht Club hotel at Epcot Resorts Boulevard alone.
However, two hours later, she heard a knock at her hotel room door and was told by the authorities that her husband had been taken in an ambulance to hospital to which she asked them “if it was heat stroke or a heart attack.”
“When I got to the hospital I didn’t see my husband. I just remember the doctor telling me his time of death, 8:06pm,” she added.
Moreover, following the incident, Assistant coroner Catherine Wood released a statement and said, “This must have been very difficult and distressing for Mr Weybourne’s family. I don’t know the circumstances that led up to his death as Mr Weybourne died in another country.”
“He had no underlying health issues and I am content, after the findings of the autopsy, that his death was caused by fatal levels of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid used as a pain medication. I offer my sincere condolences to Mr Weybourne’s family. It must have been a great shock and not something you needed to relive at the inquest,” she added.
