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Sisters of tragic teen back heart campaign

When lively teen and Clarendon House pupil Therese Field suddenly collapsed and died while on holiday with friends it devastated her loving family. Therese, a fit, healthy girl, was just 16 when her life was claimed during the 1997 visit to Minehead Butlins leaving no real answers as to why.

Her death was blamed on Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS), a widely unknown condition doctors believe is often caused by undetected heart problems, similar to an adult version of cot death.

Therese