The incident of alcohol poisoning (alcohol) occurred in Vang Vieng, Laos. The number of victims who died as a result of the incident was four people including Australians who were last reportedly killed after receiving treatment at the hospital (RS).
Australian Prime Minister (PM) Anthony Albanese said at a Parliamentary meeting that 19-year-old Bianca Jones died after poisoning after drinking alcohol in Vang Vieng.
Jones was evacuated from Laos to a hospital in Thailand but his life could not be saved. One of Jones' colleagues who underwent a similar incident is still being treated there.
"This is the worst fear every parent and nightmare that no one should have experienced," Albanese told lawmakers on Thursday, November 21, quoted from AP.
"We are also using this moment to say that we are thinking of Bianca's friend Holy Bowles who is struggling for her life."
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The two Australians fell ill on November 13 after spending the night drinking alcohol with a group of people.
They are believed to have consumed drinks mixed with methanol, a content that is sometimes used in mixed liquor in bars that does not have a good reputation in Laos.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand on Thursday, November 21, stated that one of its nationals also fell ill in Laos, allegedly a victim of mixed alcohol poisoning.
Meanwhile, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, when asked about the poisoning incident, said on Wednesday, November 20, that two of its nationals had died in Laos but did not provide further details.
Furthermore, the US State Department also confirmed its citizens died, but did not comment further as a form of respect for the families of the victims.
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