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Vang Vieng, Laos - 19 November 2024
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VOICEOVER: An Australian tourist has died after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos.
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Vang Vieng, Laos - 19 November 2024
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Bangkok, Thailand - 21 November 2024
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VOICEOVER: 19 year old Bianca Jones had been visiting the town of Vang Vieng when she became ill - she was evacuated to Thailand for treatment - and died with her parents by her side.
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Vang Vieng, Laos - 19 November 2024
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VOICEOVER: Officials believe she died after consuming drinks tainted with methanol - a cheap alternative to ethanol which is sometimes added to mixed drinks, but can cause severe poisoning or death. Her friend, also 19, remains hospitalized in Thailand. Jones is now the fourth tourist to die after visiting Vang Vieng, a town popular with foreign backpackers.
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VOICEOVER: Denmark’s foreign ministry said that two of its citizens had died in Laos, and the U.S. State Department confirmed an American tourist had died, but neither commented on possible links to poisoning.
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VOICEOVER: New Zealand's Foreign Ministry said Thursday that one of its citizens was also unwell in Laos and could be a victim of tainted alcohol.
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An Australian teenager has died after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos in what Australia’s prime minister on Thursday called every parent’s nightmare. An American and two Danish tourists also died, officials said after reports that multiple people had been sickened in town popular with backpackers.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told Parliament that 19-year-old Bianca Jones had died after being evacuated from Vang Vieng, Laos for treatment in a Thai hospital. Her friend, also 19, remains hospitalized in neighboring Thailand.
They are believed to have consumed drinks tainted with methanol, which is sometimes added to mixed-drinks at disreputable bars as a cheaper alternative to ethanol, but can cause severe poisoning or death.
Telephone numbers listed for Laos’ Health Ministry did not work and police refused to comment on the incident.
Australia said “several foreign nationals” had also been victims of methanol poisoning. The U.S. State Department confirmed that an American had also died in Vang Vieng, and Denmark's Foreign Ministry said two of its citizens had also died in “the incident in Laos,” but neither would comment directly on a link to the methanol poisoning that killed Jones.
Landlocked Laos is one of Southeast Asia's poorest nations and a popular tourist destination. Vang Vieng is particularly popular among backpackers seeking partying and adventure sports.
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