Laos: Six foreign tourists die due to suspected methanol poisoning

At least six foreign tourists have died due to suspected methanol poisoning in Laos, media reports said. According to reports, 19-year-old Holly Bowles is now the second Australian to have died of suspected methanol poisoning in the country. She reportedly …

Laos poisonings: Sixth tourist dies after drinking 'tainted shots' as hostel manager detained

Earlier, Bianca Jones, 19, from Australia, was confirmed to have died while the US State Department said an American had died. Two Danish women aged 19 and 20 also died last week, Danish authorities said.

Devastated colleagues pay tribute to British lawyer as Laos ‘methanol mass poisoning’ death toll rises to six

22 November 2024, 10:46 | Updated: 22 November 2024, 11:10 Lawyer Simone White will be "sincerely missed", after she died following a "mass methanol poisoning". Picture: SPG/Getty/Handout Devastated colleagues have paid tribute …

Laos methanol poisoning: Hostel owner held by cops over deaths of 5 tourists including Brit

A backpacker hostel owner has been detained by police ( Image: AP) A backpacker hostel owner where a group of tourists were staying before five of them died in a suspected poisoning has reportedly been arrested. British lawyer Simone White, from Orpington, …

Sixth death confirmed in suspected Laos mass methanol poisoning incident

What is methanol, symptoms of methanol poisoning and how can tourists avoid it after Laos deaths?

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Australian teenager becomes sixth foreign tourist to die from suspected methanol poisoning in Laos

First Published Nov 22, 2024, 2:40 PM IST | Last Updated Nov 22, 2024, 2:40 PM IST A 19-year-old Australian tourist, Holly Bowles, has tragically become the sixth foreign national to die from suspected methanol poisoning in Laos. Her family confirmed her …

Laos methanol poisonings latest: Parents of killed British tourist pay tribute to ‘beautiful daughter’

What have officials in Laos said? Landlocked Laos is one of south-east Asia’s poorest nations and a popular tourist destination. Vang Vieng is particularly popular among backpackers seeking partying and adventure sports. Officials in Laos have released …

Laos drink-spiking: ANOTHER tourist death confirmed after suspected methanol poisoning as total rises to six

Another tourist has died from a suspected case of methanol poisoning from "toxic shots" in a holiday resort in Laos. Australian Holly Bowles, 19, had been left on life support in hospital in Bangkok after the suspected spiking - but a family …

Second Australian dies after Laos poisoning

Vang Vieng hostel owner detained as death toll from tainted booze rises to six PUBLISHED : 22 Nov 2024 at 17:31 A second Australian teenager has died of suspected methanol poisoning, bringing to six the number of foreign tourists who have died after …