A New Zealand citizen poisoned after consuming contaminated alcohol in a well-liked vacationer city in Laos has returned residence, authorities mentioned on Monday (Nov 25), as Laos pledged to prosecute these chargeable for the incident which has killed six tourists.
“The New Zealand Embassy in Bangkok has been offering help to at least one New Zealander who we imagine to have been poisoned with methanol in Laos. They’ve now departed Laos and returned residence,” a New Zealand international ministry spokesperson mentioned by e mail, with out offering additional particulars on the individual.
Two Danes, two Australians, a Briton and an American have died from methanol poisoning after visiting Vang Vieng, an idyllic city that’s common with international backpackers.
Mark Jones, father of 19-year-old Australian Bianca, urged officers within the Southeast Asian nation to take strict motion in order that related incidents don’t repeat.
“We will not have the passing of our daughter’s life not result in change to guard others,” Jones informed reporters exterior the hospital in Bangkok the place his daughter had been transferred after falling sick.
A GoFundMe marketing campaign has been launched to assist the households of Melbourne residents Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, each 19, to cowl the price of bringing them residence, and help initiatives and consciousness campaigns. The marketing campaign has raised about A$179,000 as of Monday morning.
