NOTHING could have been done to save a woman who took fatal levels of party drug MDMA at a music festival, an inquest heard.

Amy Vigus, 20, had been at the Elrow Town music festival in London's Olympic Park, when she took Ecstasy.

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She had accepted the drug off a man at the festival and after taking it, collapsed several times.

She collapsed again at home and her parents tried to resuscitate her.

But her inquest heard today she died of a brain injury at Colchester General Hospital on August 21, after taking toxic amounts of the drug.

Essex Coroner Caroline Beasley Murray recorded the death as an accident.

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Her mum Karen said during the inquest: "We miss her so much".

They wished to thank other family, friends, and everyone who has supported them with raising funds for Colchester General Hospital’s intensive care unit.

Mrs Beasley Murray read out a statement her family had written, it said Amy was "beautiful, intelligent, honest, thoughtful and determined", adding: "She was a little whirlwind and would light up any room she went into."

The coroner added: "What a tragic accident.

"She went off in probably an excellent mood with her friends for a happy day at the festival and it ended like that."

The hearing was packed with Miss Vigus' relatives and friends,
including her parents, sister and boyfriend.

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DI Gary Biddle, from Essex Police, confirmed it was a tragic outcome but there were no suspicious circumstances.

After Amy died, her family released a video in tribute to her which they hoped would raise the profile of dangerous drugs. 

It had been viewed more than four million times. 

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