BACKPACKER Madelaine Crawley may have died from complications of deep vein thrombosis, according to preliminary medical tests.
The 23-year-old, who had been enjoying the holiday of a lifetime on a Contiki tour through Europe, was found motionless in her bed the morning after a party at Contiki’s camping ground in Rome on Thursday.
The Tweed Coast resort worker suffered a cardiac arrest and was rushed to hospital but could not be revived.
Initial media reports in Italian newspapers claimed she may have died after consuming a cocktail of alcohol and drugs.
But Madelaine’s uncle Bruce Melville yesterday said doctors believed DVT, a condition that caused blood clots in veins after extended periods of air travel, was the most likely trigger for the massive heart attack.