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Wellness Coach Dies After Amazonian Frog Toxin Ritual
26 May
Summary
- A wellness coach died after participating in a ritual using Amazonian tree frog skin.
- The substance, known as Kambo, is banned in some countries but legal in the UK.
- The victim had previously survived cancer, making his death particularly tragic.
A British wellness coach, Kristian Trend, aged 40, has died following a ritualistic cleansing ceremony using Kambo, derived from the poisonous skin secretions of an Amazonian tree frog. The incident occurred last month at a flat in Leicester, UK.
Kambo is banned in countries like Australia due to reported fatalities, yet it remains legally available for purchase in the UK. Trend, who had successfully battled Burkitt lymphoma cancer, collapsed shortly after undergoing the ceremony.
His mother expressed deep distress and a desire for the treatment to be prohibited, highlighting the tragedy given his prior recovery from a serious illness. Friends and family remember him as a popular, spiritual individual.
A fundraising campaign has been launched by his family in memory of Kristian, supporting the Loros hospice charity in Leicestershire.
