A trainee pilot died after she was bitten by a mosquito and developed an infection which spread to her brain, an inquest heard.
Easyjet trainee Oriana Pepper, 21, was in Belgium for pilot training when the bite above her right eyebrow began to swell in July last year.
Two days later, she was taken back in by her boyfriend James Hall after she collapsed.She died in hospital three days later on July 12. "It's just one of those things that's just such an unfortunate tragedy for a young lady who clearly had a wonderful career and life ahead of her."
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