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EDC Las Vegas 2017 Death Ruled an Accident from Ecstasy Toxicity

The death last month of 34 year old Michael Adam Morse at Electric Daisy Carnival 2017 in Las Vegas has officially been ruled an accident. The Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner reported that Morse’s death on June 17, 2017 was an accident from acute toxicity from MDMA aka ecstasy and TFMPP aka “Legal X” as well as other contributing factors such as heat exposure. “A few of the many adverse effects of the drug Ecstasy is increased body temperature and dehydration, which when combined with hot weather creates a potentially deadly situation,” said Coroner John Fudenberg.

Morse and a couple of friends made the trip to EDC Las Vegas from Thousand Oaks, California. Morse began having seizures and convulsing at 3am while waiting in the Uber line. He was then taken to the EDC medical tent and died around four hours later.

Insomniac released the following statement shortly after Morse’s death:

“The unexpected passing of a loved one is tragic, and while the exact cause of this tragedy is still unknown, we do know that family and friends are grieving. It is with great sadness that we send our thoughts and condolences to the loved ones of the man who passed away after the festival had ended.

Our health and safety plan is created over several months with local agencies. Our roaming medical personnel are available twenty-four hours a day, free of charge, with the best emergency room doctors, nurses, EMTs and paramedics in the country. A full staff of security and police are also available to all attendees. We encourage everyone to approach our caring staff and ask for help if needed.”

SOURCE: News 3 Las Vegas

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