Listen to this articleThe Nana Backpacker Hostel is popular with young travellers in Vang Vieng, Laos. (Photo: Nana Backpacker Hostel Facebook)A second Australian teenager has died of suspected methanol poisoning, bringing to six the number of foreign tourists who have died after apparently drinking tainted alcohol in Laos. The owner of the backpacker hostel where the two young Australians were staying before they fell violently ill has been detained by police for questioning in Laos, the Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) reported. An unnamed American man and two Danish women, aged 19 and 20, are also among the victims of the suspected poisoning. He believed those who became ill could have consumed the tainted drinks at another bar in the town.

Source: Bangkok Post November 23, 2024 02:03 UTC