Woman died from alcohol poisoning
Published: 00:00, 18 November 2005
Updated: 12:50, 18 November 2005
A 61-year-old woman who was found slumped on a beach died from alcohol poisoning, an inquest was told.
Valerie Knight was found by a jogger lying near some stairs at the Sea Wall, Isle of Grain, near Rochester, on June 27. She had drunk a bottle of vodka and fallen asleep on the beach.
Despite attempts to save her by a local first aid group she was pronounced dead at the scene.
The inquest heard how she often walked along the beach for a break from looking after her husband who needs 24-hour care. Coroner Roger Sykes recorded a verdict of death by misadventure.
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