Laos, Australia and Methanol toxicity

Three More Arrested Over Laos Methanol Poisoning Following Death Of Six Including Two Australians
Six people have died from methanol poisoning after staying at Nana Backpackers hostel: Simone White, Bianca Jones, Holly Bowles, Frela Vennervald Sorensen, 21, Anne-Sofie Orkild Coyman, 20, and James Louis Hutson, 57.
Australian teens among six tourists dead as countries warn of suspected methanol poisonings in Laos
An Australian teenager has become the sixth foreign tourist to die in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos, as a growing list of countries warned of the potentially fatal consequences of drinking tainted alcohol in the Southeast Asian country.
What is methanol poisoning? Six dead after suspected mass poisoning in Laos
What is methanol poisoning? Australian teenagers fight for lives in Thai hospital - Melbourne’s Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, both 19, were on a ‘dream getaway’ in Asia when the incident occurred
Two teens fighting for their lives after drinking cocktails laced with methanol during Thailand vacation
Two Australian teenagers have been left fighting for their lives after consuming cocktails allegedly laced with methanol while traveling through Southeast Asia. The women, believed to be 19, graduated from Melbourne’s Beaumaris Secondary College last year and were on their dream backpacking trip when tragedy struck.
Family of Bianca Jones, a Melbourne teen fighting for life in Thailand after methanol poisoning, issues statement
Two Melbourne teenagers on a ‘dream getaway’ became gravely ill after they drank cocktails laced with methanol.
Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones fighting for lives in Thailand after apparent Laos methanol poisoning
The father of Melbourne 19-year-old Holly Bowles says his daughter remains on life support, as Holly and her friend Bianca Jones fight for their lives after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos while on a backpacking holiday.
Methanol poisoning: how Laos horror happened
Southeast Asia has the "highest rates of methanol poisoning globally", said Al Jazeera, and this is often blamed on "economic pressures and weak regulations". Laos, despite its increasing popularity with backpackers, is one of the poorest nations in the region.
Laos methanol poisoning victim Holly Bowles dies in Thailand hospital a day after best friend Bianca Jones
A second Australian teen who fell critically ill from a mass methanol poisoning in Laos last week has died in a Thailand hospital. The family of Holly Bowles delivered the devastating update on Friday, just a day after her best friend Bianca Jones passed away surrounded by loved ones.
Bombshell breakthrough in Laos methanol poisoning as source of deadly drink is revealed after two Aussie women were among six backpackers killed
The venue is situated outside the capital city Vientiane and is understood to have been making Tiger Vodka and Tiger Whiskey.
More arrests over suspected methanol poisoning that killed Aussie teens
Three more staff members from a hostel have been taken into custody after six tourists died from potentially tainted drinks.
Methanol poisoning victims are brought home by grieving family
The bodies of Melbourne teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles have been returned home following their deaths in Thailand.
Six people have died in Laos from drinking tainted alcohol – what you need to know about methanol
The problem with methanol poisoning is that it looks very much like alcohol poisoning. And delays in treatment can be fatal.
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Four tourists die of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
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Bodies of methanol poisoning victims are brought home by grieving families
The bodies of Melbourne teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles have been returned home following their deaths in Thailand.