Dad on caravan holiday with his children died of drug overdose

A FATHER died of a drug overdose while on a caravan holiday with two of his children.

Richard Seaborne had wandered alone in nearby woods and his body was not found until friends raised the alarm and a search by police and emergency services was carried out.

Mr Seaborne, 46, was said to worship his children and his family, who have been left devastated by his death.

The dad of four, from Newport, had disappeared in the early hours of Sunday, June 20, and was last seen in a “good mood”, having had a heavy night of drinking and having consumed cocaine and cannabis.

An inquest in Truro, Cornwall, heard that he was on the final day of a caravan holiday at White Acres Holiday Park, Newquay.

Friend Ruby Clark raised the alarm in the afternoon, having not seen him for hours.

A search by West Cornwall Search and Rescue, as well as police, led to the discovery of Mr Seaborne’s body in nearby woodland on the evening of June 21.

The inquest heard evidence from pathologist

Dr Garbican, who identified 879ng/ml of cocaine in Mr Seaborne’s blood. While this is below the lethal range, the inquest heard, it was likely to have dropped dramatically following his death.

As well as this, the post-mortem examination found a small amount of alcohol and therapeutic amounts of anti-depressants in Mr Seaborne’s blood.

The post-mortem examination concluded the father likely died of a sudden heart arrhythmia, caused by excessive amounts of cocaine.

Assistant coroner Guy Davies concluded that Mr Seaborne died a drugrelated death. He said: “The cocaine toxicity caused a sudden death. I wish to express my condolences to his family.”