Holly Bowles and her best friend Bianca Jones, both 19 and from Melbourne, are among the six foreigners confirmed to have died as a result of drinking methanol-laced vodka in the southeast Asian country of Laos.
A second Australian teenager has died after being poisoned with methanol in Laos, bringing the number of people killed to six. Holly Bowles, 19, has died, according to the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Penny Wong, who said: 'All Australians will be heartbroken by the tragic passing of Holly Bowles. 'I offer my deepest sympathies to her family and friends.
The death of British woman Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, was announced on Thursday. She fell ill after reportedly drinking 'free shots' from a local bar in Vang Vieng - a resort popular with backpackers. Two Danish women in their 20s and a 56-year-old US citizen also died as a result of the mass poisoning. Methanol, which is sometimes added to mixed drinks as a cheaper alternative to alcohol, but can cause severe poisoning or death.
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