Its so sad and tragic to hear that the second Aussie girl Holly Bowles passed away today. So many young people have died due to unscrupulous people who put profit and money first. Travelling is a life changing, but this was the end of lives that shouldn't have happened. You just need to be so aware to survive.
BREAKING NEWS
Aussie teen Holly Bowles dies after alleged methanol poisoning with her best friend in Laos - as police detain the owner of the hostel where the drinks were served
Australian teenager Holly Bowles has died after suffering alleged methanol poisoning during a holiday in Laos with her best friend.
The family of the 19-year-old from Melbourne confirmed she had died in hospital in Bangkok on Friday, surrounded by her loved ones.
Her best friend Bianca Jones also died in a different hospital just one day earlier.
'It is with broken hearts, and we are so sad to say that our beautiful girl Holly is now at peace,' Ms Bowles' family said in a statement.
'We find comfort and solace in knowing that Holly bought so much joy and happiness to so many people.
'Holly was living her best life travelling through South East Asia meeting new friends and enjoying incredible experiences.
'As her parents we were always so incredibly proud of everything Holly did. Holly was an amazing big sister to James and she always looked out for him.'
Ms Bowles is the sixth person to die after drinks were allegedly mixed with methanol and served to guests at the Nana Backpackers Hostel in the popular party town of Vang Vieng.
