Sydney teen dies after drinking an alcoholic cocktail sourced online

THE 15-year-old Sydney girl who died after drinking an alcoholic cocktail reportedly drank a bottle of vodka mixed with sour lollies.

A TEENAGE girl who sourced an alcoholic recipe online died after consuming a cocktail of alcohol and energy drinks.

A relative of the teenager told 9News that Paris may have drank a bottle of vodka with sour lollies in it before she was found.

Paris Kamper, 15, was found unconscious at a home at Kenthurst, in Sydney’s northwest, on Friday, June 8. She had reportedly been drinking alone and returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.4, which is eight times over the adult legal driving limit.

Energy drinks and sugary lollies were found near her on the property, while it’s believed she had looked up an online recipe for making caffeine-laced alcoholic cocktails, NSW police say.

The Hills Police Area Commander, Superintendent Rob Critchlow says he did not realise how popular recipes for alcoholic cocktails were until he did his own online search.

“Five seconds on Google tells you it’s a big problem,” Supt Critchlow told Network Seven on Wednesday.

Emergency services were called to the home about 9.25pm and transported the girl to The Children’s Hospital at Westmead where she died on Monday. An investigation is underway into the death and a post mortem examination is expected to take place this week.

NSW Police officers have seized items from the scene including a bottle of alcohol and energy drinks.

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Supt Critchlow warned about the risks of underage drinking, and sourcing information online relating to alcohol consumption.

“This investigation is in its infancy but early inquiries indicate this girl sourced an alcoholic drink recipe from an online site, then put that information to the test,” Supt Critchlow said.

“Early indications are that she was on her own.

“I cannot state how pointless and tragic and sad and avoidable the death of a 15-year-old child, drinking alcohol on their own, is in a place that should be a place of safety.”

Supt. Critchlow said Ms Kamper’s family were stunned at her death, and that they wanted to warn others about toxic alcohol recipes like the one the teenager had found online.

“She was a lovely young girl, quite a character, quite a free-spirited young girl,” he said.

“For this to happen in an unexpected and tragic and catastrophic manner is really damaging for all of us.

“Enough is enough. Dangerous alcohol has to stop.”

Meanwhile, online tributes from friends remembered her as a talented horsewoman, a beautiful friend and “a bright, talented light taken too soon".

“Pazzy you are forever with us and we will never forget you,” Michelle Gil, who said Ms Kamper was her daughter’s “absolute best friend in the world for the past 11 years,” wrote on Facebook.

Paris, seen here on her way to a clear jumping round in 2017, was a talented young horsewoman. Picture: Facebook/Horse Deals

She later added: “She was gorgeous but even more beautiful on the inside … she had a heart of gold and would constantly offer help to me if I needed it!”.

The Sydney Eventing committee extended its condolences, “devastated” to learn of the sudden death of the “talented young horse rider".

“Our thoughts are with those grieving this heartbreaking loss. May you rest in peace Paris,” posted group member Georgia Hawkins.

Supt. Critchlow said he could not “emphasise more strongly the risk of underage and — more importantly —— uninformed alcohol consumption”.

“We have a family devastated by the death of their beloved daughter; they have a lot of questions,” he said.

“We will endeavour to find answers”.

“But our message has to be: do not risk your health experimenting with high-risk information sourced online.”

Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page.

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- with AAP