BANGKOK, Thailand — Four foreign tourists have died after a suspected mass methanol poisoning from drinking tainted alcohol at a backpacker hotspot in Laos, Western government officials and media said Thursday.
A young Australian woman was the latest confirmed death, and her friend was fighting for her life, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.Two Danish citizens and an American had also died, officials said, after what media said was a night out in Vang Vieng where they drank possibly tainted alcohol.The group of about a dozen tourists became ill after going out on November 12, according to British and Australian media.'Tragically, Bianca Jones has lost her life.
'The young Australian's family said in a statement to Australia's Herald Sun newspaper that they 'are comforted by the knowledge that her incredible spirit touched so many lives during her time with us,''The kindness shown to our family during this unimaginable time has been truly humbling.'Vang Vieng has been a fixture on the Southeast Asia backpacker trail since Laos' secretive communist rulers opened the country to tourism decades ago.
Tourists Die After Suspected Laos Methanol Poisoning
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