A BRITISH woman who died suddenly in Sri Lanka has been named as 24-year-old Ebony McIntosh, as her heartbroken family launched a fundraiser to bring her home.

Ebony, from Derby, was four days into her dream trip when she was rushed to hospital on Saturday, suffering from vomiting, nausea, and breathing difficulties.

She had been staying at the Miracle Colombo City hostel, which has since been shut down by investigators.

Another guest, a German woman, also died after experiencing the same symptoms, the Daily Mail reports.

Reports in Sri Lanka say an adjacent room to Ebony’s had been fumigated to treat bedbugs on January 30.

But it is not known whether that played a role in the Brit’s passing as an exact cause of death has not yet been confirmed.

A post-mortem examination is also pending.

Friends, family, and followers have flooded social media with tributes to the young backpacker, who had spent months carefully planning her South Asian adventure.

Her younger sister, India, shared a heartbreaking post: “To my Ebony, my beautiful sister, thank you, thank you for being my older sister, one better than I could’ve ever asked for… I am truly heartbroken, I can’t believe I am writing this, it feels like some nightmare I haven’t woken up from yet. We will get justice for you, you had so much life left to live.”

Others described Ebony as a “beautiful soul” and “an adventurous spirit who lived life to the fullest.”

Her best friend wrote: “I am absolutely broken. Ebony was one of the kindest, funniest, and most determined people I’ve ever known. She had the biggest dreams, and she deserved to live them all.”

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