Girl's death linked to fly spray

A teenager's death has been linked to sniffing fly spray.
Whakatane teenager Lisa Nicholas, 16, died on Tuesday.
Police believe she died after sniffing aerosol fumes.
Friends say fly spray was probably the aerosol she had used.
Health officials and police are warning against the deadly habit, which the Daily Post understands has become the latest trend with youths in search of a cheap thrill.
Lisa was taken from her Garaway St home to the accident and emergency department of Whakatane Hospital by St John Ambulance but was pronounced dead on arrival.

A former Whakatane High School student, Lisa had also recently attended Te Ara Kowhiri Alternative Education Centre in Kawerau and was enrolled in a conservation course through the Salvation Army at the time of her death.
A fellow student on the course said police had spoken to Salvation Army tutors yesterday and told them fly spray and possibly other drugs had been involved in the youngster's death.
A former teacher described Lisa as a "beautiful girl, with a beautiful smile and beautiful curly hair".
The teacher, who did not wish to be named, said the youngster had always been very quiet and polite.
"You could sit down and talk with her about most things.
"Lisa's only downfall was solvent abuse - she knew she had issues but did not have the willpower to overcome them when I was teaching her."
She described her former pupil's death as a "sad, sad incident".
A Garaway St resident, who lives not far from Lisa's home, said police had arrived at the house just before 7pm on Tuesday. A family member is believed to have found her and raised the alarm. The resident understood Lisa's parents were not home at the time.
National Poisons Centre medical toxicologist Michael Beasley said fly sprays usually had toxins like butane and propylene, which were derived from LPG and could kill if too much was inhaled.
Inhaling fly spray or other solvents with these toxins could have a freezing effect on a person's throat, putting the body in shock.
It could cause spasms in the windpipe, cause breathing problems and could cause the heart to slow down and stop.
It could also cause irreversible brain injuries.
Butane could make people drowsy and vomit. Mr Beasley said together "that can be a recipe for disaster".
When people were drowsy from sniffing butane and vomited, they could be semi-conscious and choke.
"It's such a very dangerous process," he said.
Mr Beasley said it was difficult for even an experienced abuser to control any amount of butane and they could end up dead.
The only way to stop people abusing solvent was to educate people as it was readily available and would be difficult to limit.
Senior Sergeant Bruce Jenkins, of the Whakatane police, said a post mortem had confirmed Lisa's death was not suspicious.
It was likely that Lisa died from inhaling a substance from an aerosol can - a dangerous act.
"Police are warning other teenagers not to partake in this dangerous activity, especially given they don't know or understand the reaction these substances can have on the human body," he said.
The matter has been referred to the coroner for an inquest.
Police scene examinations had been carried out at the Garaway St home yesterday morning.
The garden directly under a bedroom window appeared to be of particular interest.