British travel influencer, 24, died on 'holiday of a lifetime' in Sri Lanka after hostel staff 'fumigated room next door for bed bugs but failed to seal it off properly'

A young British influencer on the ‘holiday of a lifetime’ in Sri Lanka was one of two guests to suddenly die after reportedly being poisoned by pesticides used to kill bed bugs at the backpackers hostel where they were staying. 

Ebony McIntosh, 24, from Derby, was just four days into her dream trip to the tropical island when she was rushed to hospital on Saturday along with other guests and treated for vomiting, nausea and breathing difficulties.

But within hours of arriving at the hospital,…