A British mum has shared a warning about vapes after her twin daughters narrowly survived what she has called a “sick prank”.
Kay Fores, from Hull, UK, said she received a call no parent wants to get when her sister rang to say the children had been found unconscious in a nearby park.
Her 13-year-old twins, Scarlett and Olivia Bywood, had gone to meet some girls at the park, where they were handed a device they believed was an ordinary vape.
However, within around ten minutes of using it, the girls reportedly collapsed. Kay said their friends then ran off, leaving them on the ground.
A next-door neighbour is said to have come across the teens unconscious, called an ambulance, and alerted Kay’s family to what was happening.
Describing the moment everything unfolded, Kay said: “These people from the other side of town met them at the park and gave them the vape. They do know these girls.
“I had been at work and the next minute I was getting a phone call that my kids had overdosed.
“I went to the park but they had been taken by an ambulance. One got her head cut, the other has a black eye.”
Kay said she believes the outcome could have been far worse if they hadn’t been found quickly.
“They can’t remember anything. They blacked out. One of them was foaming at the mouth,” Kay added.
“We know everybody at the park. The people they were with just left them unconscious and just went.
“They were still out of it when I got there [the hospital]. They could have died. They’ve been on drips. I just want other parents to know.”
Doctors later determined the vape had been laced with MDMA and spice, and the girls were reportedly unresponsive for around six hours before they came round.
Following the incident, Kay urged other parents to speak to their children about the risks and to be wary of accepting vapes from anyone else.
She said: “They were released from hospital this morning. They’re fine now. They can’t remember anything, they are quite shocked. They just thought it was a normal vape. Ten minutes later this happened. If nobody got to them, they would have died.
“I don’t think they will vape again. It was absolutely devastating. I want other kids to realise not to touch anybody’s vape at all. Because the next person could be dead.”
Kay also said she intends to report what happened to the police.