A report into the death of a Kamloops teenager at a music festival last summer shows her death was caused by an accidental drug overdose.

Sixteen-year-old Adison Paige Davies died on July 27, 2018 while she was at the Centre of Gravity music festival in Kelowna.

A coroner’s report released today says Davies died as a result of taking a pill she thought was ecstasy, which had a “lethal level” of a toxic drug called MDA.

Davies took the pill at about 7:30 p.m., the report says, and “a short time later, Adison started to have difficulty breathing and seizure-like behavior. Medical professionals were stationed at the festival and quickly began treating Adison, but at approximately (8:50 p.m.) she became unresponsive. Resuscitation was attempted but was unsuccessful.

“Autopsy revealed pulmonary edema and congestion which was consistent with a death due to seizure and cardiac arrest.”

Davies had no health concerns at the time of the incident, the reports says, adding she was “an excellent student” in school. She was on track to graduate high school early and had already been accepted to attend Thompson Rivers University.

The report also points out there was no drug-checking done by staff at the COG music festival – a practice it says was supported by the BC Centre on Substance Use at many music festivals in the province last year.

The report also says Interior Health has the authority to provide drug-checking at those events.

Organizers of COG announced in February that the music festival will not be happening this year, saying it has plans to return in 2020.