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A Third Australian Is In Hospital Following Suspected Mass Methanol Poisoning In Laos

Eight people have been arrested in connection to the poisoning.

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Sad homecoming as teenage backpackers' bodies returned

The heartbroken parents of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles have brought their bodies back to Australia after their deaths from methanol poisoning in Laos.

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'Overwhelmed' family raise Laos tragedy target to $500k

Laos media say eight men have been detained over tourist deaths, as the families of two Australians who died of suspected methanol poisoning lift funding goals.

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Third Australian fell ill after suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos

Exclusive: Dual national understood to be in stable condition after tragedy which has claimed six lives

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American who died in mass alcohol poisoning incident in Laos named

The hostel where the tourists were staying when they died has been closed pending a government investigation

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Australian offer to help Laos tainted alcohol probe

As friends and family mourn the loss of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, the prime minister has offered federal police to help the investigation in Laos.

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'Not in vain': families demand poisoning deaths answers

The families of Australians Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones are demanding the Laos government fully investigate a mass poisoning event that claimed their lives.

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Laos government ‘profoundly saddened’ by deaths of tourists in Vang Vieng

Six foreign visitors died earlier this month after suspected methanol poisoning during night out in backpacker hotspot

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Laos government ‘saddened’ by suspected poisoning deaths and is investigating

Simone White is one of six people who have died after the incident in Laos last week.

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Laos government pledges justice in mass alcohol poisoning case that has killed 6 tourists

The Laotian government on Saturday officially acknowledged the mass poisoning that has killed at least six tourists, pledging it would bring perpetrators to justice

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'Gone too soon': grieving community mourns two teens

Tributes are flowing as a community mourns two Melbourne teenagers who died from suspected methanol poisoning while on holiday in Laos.

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Laos Hostel Owner Detained As 2nd Melbourne Teen Dies From Suspected Methanol Poisoning

Holly Bowles, 19, passed away in a Bangkok hospital after being on life support, bringing the confirmed death toll to six.

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Six people are dead after a suspected mass methanol poisoning at a backpacker party town. What went wrong in Laos?

As authorities detain a hostel owner in Vang Vieng, expert says the recent deaths are just the ‘tip of the iceberg’

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An idyllic paradise turned to tragedy: How the backpacking dream became a nightmare with six dead in Laos party town

A dark cloud now looms over the backpacking hotspot of Vang Vieng after Australian teenagers Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones and British lawyer Simone White died from suspected alcohol poisoning

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Second Australian Dies After Suspected Laos Poisoning

A second young Australian tourist died in a Thai hospital on Friday, bringing the death toll related to suspected methanol poisoning during a night out in a Laos backpacker hotspot to six.

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Family ‘devastated’ after British lawyer Simone White’s Laos methanol death

Ms White has been remembered as a ‘beautiful, kind and loving daughter’ who had the ‘most wonderful energy‘

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Second Melbourne teen, Holly Bowles, dies after a suspected methanol poisoning in Laos

The 19-year-old’s death comes as Vang Vieng’s tourism police says manager and owner of Nana backpacker hostel taken in for questioning

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Laos hostel manager and owner detained after British lawyer’s ‘poisoning’ death

Simone White died from suspected methanol poisoning following the incident in Vang Vieng last week.

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

Six tourists, including Simone White from Orpington, are thought to have died after ingesting tainted alcohol

The Independent UK

Laotian police detain several people in investigation of tourist deaths in tainted alcohol incident

Laotian police have detained the manager and owner of a hostel where two teenage Australian tourists stayed who were poisoned by tainted alcohol, one fatally, in a case that appears to have claimed the lives of at least five people

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A Fifth Person Has Died After Drinking Methanol-Laced Alcohol In Laos

A fifth tourist has died after consuming methanol-laced alcohol in Laos. The 28-year-old woman was a British tourist travelling in Asia.

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'At peace': teenager's family confirms methanol death

Holly Bowles has become the sixth person and second Australian to die after a suspected methanol poisoning event in Laos, her family has confirmed.

The Independent UK

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

Foreign Office advises tourists how to avoid alcohol that may be accidentally toxic or may be counterfeit

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British lawyer dies from suspected methanol poisoning in Laos

Simone White, 28, was one of a number of people taken to hospital following the incident in Vang Vieng last week.

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