British backpacker died after drinking 'poisoned' gin in Indonesia After travelling for hours through the jungle to reach the nearest clinic, she was immediately referred to a hospital in Medan, Sumatra, where she was placed in an induced coma. On April 25, Miss Emmons's parents Pamela and Brenton made the decision to turn off her life support after flying out to be with her. Distraught older brother Michael Emmons, 33, has spoken for the first time about how the family are coming to terms with the tragic loss of Miss Emmons. He said: "It just doesn't seem real - we're all just in shock. From what we understand, the shop would have poured the gin out of the original bottle and then replaced it with methanol. It was in the original bottle with the gin label on it. As far we're aware, the shop which sold the alcohol has been shut down and there's a police investigation. The British embassy is also looking into it. We just hope it doesn't get swept under the carpet like some of these things do. Tragically, Miss Emmons's death is not a unique case. In 2009, 25 people died after drinking a batch of methanol-tainted "arak" in Bali. Edited for telegraph.co.uk by Barney Henderson