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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Benjamin Roberts-Haslam

DJ who died at Pontins' Bang Face Weekender was 'force of nature'

An update has been released following the death of a DJ at Pontins last month.

North West Ambulance Service was called to Pontins in Ainsdale following reports that a woman was found unconscious in a room at the holiday park at 7.05am on Friday, May 6. Merseyside Police confirmed that they died in hospital later that morning.

The woman was later named by their dad in an emotional tribute and was formally named Ellen Percival, a 33-year-old DJ from Bristol. Ellen, also known as DJ Mooncup, was described as a "force of nature" by dad Martin Percival.

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He said in the tribute published on social media: "Ellen was a force of nature and I was so very proud of my daughter. They packed more into 33 years than many people do in more than double that number of years.

"Ellen and Oli had just bought a house in Bristol, were talking about possibly starting a family and have a lovely cat called Arthur. Ellen was enjoying their job in the Library at Bristol University, was finishing off their MSc in Biological Recording, totally enjoying their club and radio DJ work and always had multiple projects on the go.

"Farewell DJ Mooncup – you burned so very, very brightly and will never be forgotten."

Almost two months since the sudden and unexpected death of Ellen, Merseyside Police has confirmed that they won't be investigating further, with the death being treated as "non-suspicious". A file has now been passed to the coroner.

A spokesperson for Britannia Hotels, which owns Pontins, told the ECHO at the time: "May we take this opportunity to send our deepest condolences to the family in these most distressing of times."

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