Teen who died in shower on family holiday described as 'bright shining star'
msn.comcardiac arrest. The first-year Durham University Student had spent the day travelling through the French capital enjoying the sights on an electric bike.
Later in the evening when getting ready for bed the teen from Shirley in England collapsed in the shower. Despite desperate efforts from paramedics who rushed to the scene, she was tragically pronounced dead at 12.
45am. Polly Townhill, best friend of Rhea's mother told the Mirror: " She'd got in the shower and she was getting ready to go to bed. "She'd been there for quite a long time, so her Auntie knocked to say 'Is everything all right you coming out?' She answered her, Rhea said: 'Yeah, yeah, I'm on my way out. ' Then she heard a bang. . . "The cause of the cardiac arrest remains a mystery with no known history of heart failure in the family or pre-existing medical conditions.
In another devastating blow for the family, they have been unable to see their daughter due to the autopsy taking place next week.
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