A 41-year-old dad who died at a Lake District holiday park as a result of taking a combination of prescription and illicit drugs did not intend to take his own life, a coroner has concluded.

Ben Langlands, of Horden, County Durham, was found dead by a cleaner in a lodge at Limefitt holiday park in Troutbeck on June 21, 2024.

The cleaner, who had gone to Mr Langlands' lodge to bring fresh towels, found him unresponsive and asked a colleague to call 999.

The first police officer on the scene at 3.22pm submitted a statement to Cockermouth Coroner’s Court describing a 'large amount of blood' in the bathroom and bedroom.

Paramedics pronounced Mr Langlands dead at 3.27pm.

A statement submitted to the court by his mother said that Mr Langlands had suffered from depression for around 20 years, which had deteriorated in the last few years.

She said that he was addicted to heroin for several years, but beat this addiction 'around three and a half to four years ago'.

Medical and mental health reports stated that Mr Langlands had a diagnosis of anxiety and depression, and had been prescribed sertraline and amitriptyline.

He was also prescribed an anti-coagulant due to a risk of deep-vein thrombosis.

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His mother said Mr Langlands, who was a business account manager for Northern Gas and Power, had sought help from mental health services and his GP for years, but 'had never really got any help'.

She said that he was in 'high spirits', and 'really positive' about his mental health when he left for Windermere after seeking help at Lanchester Road Hospital in Durham, which had referred him to see a psychiatrist.

Mr Langlands was 'looking forward' to spending two weeks in the Lake District to go fishing and 'sort his head out'.

Mr Langlands' mother said he was also 'excited' about going to see the European Championships in Germany later in the summer.

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Assistant Coroner for Cumbria, Ms Margaret Taylor, said that a toxicology report showed levels of sertraline, amitriptyline, and cocaine, that were 'to excess' but at a 'medium' level.

A postmortem report concluded that the probable cause of Mr Langlands' death was the toxic effect of combination of these three substances on his respiratory system.

The report said that the blood found at the scene was 'probably' caused by haemorrhagic gastritis, from the lining of the stomach.

Ms Taylor said that the bleed was 'completely separate' and 'incidental' to the cause of Mr Langlands' death.

She concluded that on the balance of probabilities, Mr Langlands did not take the drugs with the intention of ending his life, and registered his death as by misadventure.

His mother said Mr Langlands was 'very intelligent and well liked', and ‘had lots of friends in the community’.