By News Talk Radio Staff

Memorial for Saskatoon woman who died in Peru

Feb 8, 2015 | 8:18 AM

Dozens of people packed in Emmanuel Anglican Church and the Refinery Arts and Spirit Centre Saturday to celebrate the life of a Saskatoon woman who died in Peru this week.
 
At the memorial for Jennifer Logan, small tokens and stones lay next to the guest book.

The 32-year-old was at the Canto Luz Centre outside Puerto Maldonado, Peru, when she reportedly had a bad reaction to drinking “tobacco purge” tea. 

The tea is meant to induce vomiting and Centre staff said people are given full disclosure and must provide written consent. However, while some chose to stop, Logan did not. She was reportedly convulsing and went unconscious. Staff tried to revive her but she was pronounced dead in hospital.

Initial autopsy results found she died of a pulmonary edema, an accumulation of fluid in the lungs that can cause respiratory failure. The family, however, is awaiting further tests that may show whether the tea was to blame. 

An avid traveller, Logan’s family said she was a healer who respected all life. An obituary for Logan said her high school yearbook motto was “the meaning of life is to give life meaning.” 

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She explored much of Canada, Tiber, Thailand, Europe and India. She spent much of 2014 teaching English to women in Saudi Arabia before returning to Canada for her sister’s wedding. 

“Our hearts are shattered but we are all better people for having known and loved her,” Logan’s family wrote in the obituary.

Canto Luz has temporarily closed as Peruvian authorities investigate. 

-With files from the Canadian Press

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