A teenage boy from Dundee has died while on holiday in Spain after a possible reaction to vape oil, his family have said.<\/p>\n
Harry Whitton, 18, was in Benidorm with his girlfriend at the time.<\/p>\n
According to an online post from the teenager’s father, the family believe he had a reaction to a vape that he bought in the city.<\/p>\n
Colin Whitton’s post on social media said: “We received the preliminary post-mortem results for Harry today and would like to share some info in the hope to quash any rumours and to warn everyone about the dangers of vaping.”<\/p>\n
He added: “If one thing comes from the loss of our boy Harry, it has to be us highlighting the dangers of using vapes\/oils etc.”<\/p>\n
Whitton said his son had a reaction to something while he was on holiday.<\/p>\n
“We think it was his vape; he had recently bought a vape oil in Benidorm, and it is the only difference between what he has been using and what [his girlfriend] was using,” he said.<\/p>\n
Breathing problems<\/p>\n
Whitton said Harry’s throat constricted, causing breathing problems, after he and his girlfriend had been out for lunch. They had also both had a cocktail with their meal.<\/p>\n
“There are still far too many unknowns about these vape oils and no long-term studies have been done on their effects,” Whitton said.<\/p>\n
The family is now raising funds to help repatriate Harry and organise his funeral.<\/p>\n
In a statement on their GoFundMe page, they said: “We should be arranging his surprise 18th, instead we will be home to arrange a funeral. It’s all just very unimaginable and feels very unreal.<\/p>\n
“We want to share with you all just how loved and special our boy truly was. Everything he done, he done with his cheeky character and pure heart and soul.”<\/p>\n
Harry was described by Dundee FC as a “familiar and friendly face” within the hospitality lounges at Dens Park where he worked.<\/p>\n
The club said he was “highly valued by colleagues and warmly regarded by supporters”.<\/p>\n
Its statement added: “We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Harry Whitton while on holiday in Spain.<\/p>\n
“Our thoughts are with Harry’s family, friends and everyone who knew him at this incredibly difficult time.”<\/p>\n
A Foreign Office spokesperson said: “We are supporting the family of a British man who has died in Benidorm and are in contact with the local authorities.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A teenage boy from Dundee has died while on holiday in Spain after a possible reaction to vape…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38792,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[6911,18333,18332,10652,17,18335,18334],"class_list":["post-38791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-spain","tag-benidorm","tag-colin-whitton","tag-harry-whitton","tag-holiday-in-spain","tag-spain","tag-vape-oil","tag-vape-oils"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38791\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}