Another tourist has died from a suspected case of methanol poisoning from “toxic shots” in a holiday resort in Laos.
Australian Holly Bowles, 19, had been left on life support in hospital in Bangkok – but a family statement on Friday confirmed she has died.
“It is with broken hearts and we are so sad to say that our beautiful girl Holly is now at peace,” Bowles’s family said.
“We find comfort and solace in knowing that Holly bought so much joy and happiness to so many people.”
“I am sure all Australians are thinking of Holly (right) and her best friend Bianca Jones (left),” PM Anthony Albanese said
British lawyer Simone White also tragically died in Laos
Her friend Bianca Jones, 19, British woman Simone White, 28, two Danish women and an American man have also died in the mass poisoning.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also released a statement on Friday, which read: “This should have been a trip filled with joy and wonderful memories – it is beyond sad that it is not to be.
“My thoughts and my deepest sympathies are with her family and her friends. I am sure all Australians are thinking of Holly and her best friend Bianca Jones who tragically passed away yesterday.”
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