A British backpacker died after taking traditional hallucinogenic drugs with a Colombian tribe, an inquest has heard.
A hearing in Bristol was told that Henry Miller died after he took part in a ceremony with a local tribe in Colombia where he drank yage, also known as ayahuasca, which brings on vivid hallucinations and supposedly spiritual experiences.
The inquest into his death heard that ritual leader Shaman Guillermo alongside his wife Mama Concha their son and his friend have since been put on trial by the local indigenous community and have shared their remorse over the backpacker's death.
It was also revealed the group have been ordered to undergo punishment with nettles after the 19-year-old died in 2014.
Avon Coroner's Court heard that Miller, from Kingsdown, Bristol, had taken part in two ceremonies within three days of each other led by Shaman Guillermo and his wife Mama Concha.
The student, described as a "curious young man" who was interested in Colombian culture, was found dead by a rural road outside Mocoa, the capital of the Putumayo region, on April 23, 2014.
After Miller drank the psychedelic brew and fell ill, Shaman Guillermo told his son and a friend to take him to a hospital on a motorcycle.
The court heard that the two men realised Miller was dead en route and left him at the roadside hoping his body would be found.
Emily Brown, a Foreign Office official who attended their trial in Colombia, said in a statement: "They were touched by the contents of the letter and offered their condolences to the family.
"They repeated it was never their intention to harm Henry with their medicine and the values of their community were to share with others.
"They claimed this case was a first for their community and they have now realised about not sharing with foreigners without some thought about the process."
She also reported that Miller was given a single leaf of scopolamine before the ceremony began.
In a statement read at his inquest Miller's father, David, said his son had told them he had already attended a ceremony at the shaman's cabin two days previously and had drunk three cups of yage, but had felt nothing.
Miller had left the UK two months earlier to travel to South America and was due to begin his studies at the University of Brighton in September 2014.
Christopher Deardon, who was also travelling in Colombia, met Miller while the student was staying at a nearby hostel run by a retired Belgian police officer.
He told the hearing that each ceremony cost 50,000 Colombian pesos and he took part in the first one with Miller.
Ignatius Hughes QC, representing the Miller family, said the family wanted other travellers to be aware of the dangers of taking part in these tribal ceremonies.
"Any anxiety generally is that I should alert the court to their concern that other young travellers might benefit from being made aware of the small but real dangers inherent in this perfectly lawful practice," he said.
"We understand from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office that consideration is being given to a standard message to travellers when they visit the FCO website for that part of the world."
Maria Voisin, the senior coroner, recorded a verdict of accidental death and said she would be writing to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office highlighting the findings of the inquest.
"We know there are a lot of students and young people travelling in that part of the world and I will be making such a report," she said.
"I will be phrasing it in such a way to encourage some standard message warning about this ceremony."