Zone port quest issues

[xxarthurxx]

currently I am using a turn in quest to port a player into a zone and returning the item to them. My server is classic so losing items is in... my problem is that when a player dies inside hes unable to get back in cause he doesnt have the port item.

My question is, is there a way to have an item stay on the player permanently regardless of death ect.

or is there a way to have an npc via a quest check a zone they are not in for a player corpse and if it is there allow the player to port in

trying to figure a way to make this work basically im trying to keep the player out of phases he has already completed. anyone know a way i can accomplish this an easier way?