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Six tourists, including Simone White from Orpington, are thought to have died after ingesting tainted alcohol

Laotian police have detained the manager and owner of a hostel where two teenage Australian tourists stayed who were poisoned by tainted alcohol, one fatally, in a case that appears to have claimed the lives of at least five people

Simone White, 28, was one of a number of people taken to hospital following the incident in Vang Vieng last week.

As well as Simone White, two Danes, an American and two Australians have died after incident in town popular with backpackers

Simone White one of five people dead following poisoning incident in backpacking hotspot of Vang Vieng

Simone White, a solicitor from Orpington in Kent, is the fifth tourist to die following the incident in the Vang Vieng area

Methanol poisoning has killed Melbourne teen Bianca Jones a week after she and her best friend fell ill while travelling in neighbouring Laos. Thai authorities have confirmed that the teen developed a “brain swelling due to high levels of methanol found in her system." Tragedy struck all of a sudden…

The Foreign Office said it was providing consular assistance to British nationals and their families following the alleged incident.

Tragic deaths of tourists in Laos due to tainted alcohol prompt travel advisories and highlight dangers of contaminated drinks.