A 33-year-old woman who "enjoyed a busy life and socialising" was found dead in her bed with the cause of her death remaining a mystery.
The body of Lesley Carter was discovered in her home in North Frodingham, East Yorkshire, by her ex-husband after friends raised the alarm after failing to hear from her for four days.
A public inquest held at Hull Coroner’s Court heard that Mrs Carter split from her husband more than two years ago, but that the pair were still close, and that she had an active social life.
She was pronounced dead on September 3 last year after friends had last spoken to her on August 28 and she was last seen the day after at work, Hull Live reports.
A subsequence post mortem examination was unable to determine what killed her.
Mrs Carter, who worked at Thornwick Bay Holiday Village, suffered from depression but was "upbeat and making plans" days before her death, after recently winning a holiday in a competition.
The court heard that Mrs Carter was last seen by her manager at Thornwick Bay Holiday Village at the her end of shift at 10pm on August 29, but "Lesley left but did not say goodbye, which was unusual".
She failed to attend shift next day and manager tried to contact but did not receive a response.
She was on medication and her ex-husband said he believed she suffered from sleep apnoea as she used to stop breathing for four to five seconds in the night.
A friend of 16 years gave evidence at the inquest saying that he and Mrs Carter were "the very best of friends" and believed she had depression because she had a "hard life" and was adopted at a young age but fell out with her adopted parents.
Mrs Carter had made contact with her biological parents but that relationship also broke down, as did her marriage.
Her friend said that Mrs Carter had mentioned suicide on a number of occasions, but he encouraged her to see a doctor and was aware that she had taken some medication.
Mrs Carter's ex-husband also gave evidence saying that the pair met more than 14 years ago and moved in together within three weeks after they "hit it off", but that they separated more than two years ago.
Mr Carter said that the pair remained amicable and he would bring her shopping if he was passing on his way home and they would be in contact every few weeks.
He said she always struggled with her mental health and could have mood swings and this got worse when he moved out.
He wondered if she suffered from undiagnosed sleep apnoea as she used to stop breathing for four to five seconds in the night.
He said Mrs Carter enjoyed a busy life, working and socialising and was "always out and about". However, following the split, she spent more time inside.
The last time Mr Carter saw her was more than two weeks ago and he said Mrs Carter "was in a good mood, doing okay, enjoying work and had won a holiday and was going to a concert".
After he was messaged by friends concerned that they had not heard from Lesley, Mr Carter went to her home on September 3 and tried to rouse her from bed but sadly knew she was dead, which was then confirmed by a paramedic after he called for an ambulance.
Pathologist Dr Ian Richmond conducted postmortem and said no drugs or alcohol found and could not ascertain Mrs Carter's cause of death.
Assistant coroner Lorraine Harris gave an open conclusion.
