Tragedy as woman, 29, found dead in Airbnb bathroom by devastated friends during hen do

A WOMAN was found dead in an Airbnb bathroom by her friends who had rented out the apartment for a hen do.

Pal Louise Johnson found Kay Reed’s body at 1.30am at the property in Liverpool city centre.

Just days earlier Kay and her friends had taken a minibus from Redcar, North Yorkshire, to Merseyside to celebrate a friend’s upcoming wedding.

The women had spent the day celebrating and playing crazy golf before returning to their apartments.

Kay began to complain she was feeling sick and went to bed. She was later found by her friend and the emergency services were called.

Despite receiving medical attention she could not be saved, an inquest into her death on May 1 was told yesterday.

The court heard how the call centre operative, who lived in Redcar, had been out drinking with her pals in Liverpool city centre on the night April 29.

The next day the group went to a Wetherspoons at 10.30am and then went to Junkyard Golf Club to play crazy gold and ate at Five Guys before returning to the apartments on Dale Street to get ready for a night bout.

They spent the evening at the Alma De Cuba bar before returning the Airbnb apartments at 12.30am.

Kaye was found dead an hour later.

Her fellow ‘hens’ paid touching tributes to the “gorgeous” and “bubbly” 29-year-old who had passed a masters degree in 2016 from Birmingham City University.

Coroner Anita Bhardwaj handed down a conclusion of an alcohol-related death.

She said: "It's more likely than not the alcohol consumed has rendered Kay unconscious.

“Kay has vomited and inhaled gastric acid into her upper airway, resulting in her death.