A woman who survived suspected methanol poisoning from drinks she consumed at a hostel in Laos has spoken about her harrowing experience following the tragic deaths of Melbourne teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles.
A British traveller who survived after also suffering from methanol poisoning , that killed Melbourne teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles , has spoken about her experience after consuming drinks at the same hostel in Laos .
A British backpacker has now spoken out, admitting she drank just two vodkas which were given to her for free in the afternoon of November 9 before she became unwell.Melbourne teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles died after consuming methanol laced drinks at a hostel in Laos. Picture: Supplied “This is going to sound stupid now, but I sort of made a joke, ‘when does happy hour start? Can it be now’,” the woman said.
When she started feeling ill, she assumed she was just hungover, as she described to the Herald Sun she was"vomiting" and"couldn't see".
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