Mark Jones said his daughter's "lust for life and adventure" had "cruelly been cut short" as her life was just beginning.
teens who died from suspected methanol poisoning on the South-East Asia "trip of a lifetime" has urged the Laos government to fully investigate what happened to ensure her death was not in vain., both 19, an emotional but determined Mark Jones read out a statement on behalf of his family, expressing their grief for the youngHe said his daughter's "lust for life and adventure" had "cruelly been cut short" as her life was just beginning.
It is understood the owner of the Nana Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng, where Bowles and Jones stayed, has been detained in Laos' capital Vientiane to assist police with their enquiries. "I would like to take this opportunity to urge the Laos government to investigate this to the fullest extent, to make sure this incident doesn't happen again," he said.Holly Bowles died after a suspected mass poisoning during a holiday. "We'll forever miss our beautiful girl and hope her loss of life has not been in vain."The Vientiane Times
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