Teen Dies in New Year Tragedy in Chepelare
A 20-year-old girl from Varna has died in a tragic incident in Chepelare on New Year’s night, according to Senior Commissioner Cvetan Tsanov, director of Smolyan Police. The young woman was celebrating with a large group in a house in the Rhodope town.
Tsanov reported that the girl’s friend went to sleep around 1 AM, and she followed suit around 2 AM. Tragically, he found her unresponsive the next morning. "This is a tremendous tragedy," he stated.
Witness reports suggest that she had consumed a significant amount of whiskey. However, the exact cause of death is still under investigation, pending expert analysis and the coroner’s report.
Deputy Regional Prosecutor Atanas Iliev confirmed that excessive consumption of various types of alcohol was established. An investigation is underway, but at this moment, no evidence of foul play has been found.
