After a fatal incident in Vang Vieng in which two people passed away, a Melbourne trio was taken to a Thai hospital.
PUBLISHED: 19 Nov 2024 at 16: 20
After drinking contaminated liquor in Vang Vieng, a tourist town in Laos, two young American women are battling for their life in Thai hospitals.
The families of the two Melbourne teenagers, who are 19 years old, are reportedly laying on the sidelines of two different Thai hospitals, one in Bangkok and the other in Udon Thani, according to an announcement made on Tuesday by the American Broadcasting Corporation.
In Vang Vieng, a well-known gathering area north of Vientiane, Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones were staying in a traveller hostel.
The young ladies had been drinking at a local cafe on Tuesday, November 12 according to the hotel’s owner, the Nana Hostel. After becoming poor, they were taken to a doctor in Vientiane early on Wednesday morning.
According to local reports, two Swedish ladies in their 20s passed away and at least 10 others have become sick as a result of the contaminated beer.
After their circumstances deteriorated, Ms. Jones was taken to Udon Thani and Ms. Bowles was moved to a doctor in Bangkok.
The Ms. Jones ‘ family released a statement, saying that “our wonderful Bianca was on a fantasy getaway with her best friend Holly.”
They enjoyed traveling through Asia and had such fantastic activities ahead of them.
” We are around by Bianca’s side praying for her.”
No other dormitory friends have ever fallen ill, according to Duong Van Huan, the owner of the Nana Hostel in Vang Vieng, who claimed he was certain the poisoned beverages were never sold at his table.
He claimed that this was the first time something like this had happened because he had been operating in Vientiane and Vang Vieng for about 11 years.
Methanol is a clear liquid substance that is frequently used as a less expensive alternative to biofuel in alcoholic beverages.
Even a small amount of consumption can become dangerous.