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The four words survivor of methanol tragedy that killed six tourists wants every backpacker to know
The 28-year-old Brisbane woman whose best friend died alongside five other tourists has revealed the cruel twist of fate that ...
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'Five shots of poisoned alcohol. That's all it took to kill my best friend.'
"We were all moved to the ICU because our blood was really acidic," Bethany remembered. She added that they were being ...
I was having the time of my life on a backpacking trip across Asia — until my friend was killed with bootleg alcohol
The best friend of a British woman who died after drinking bootleg alcohol abroad has told of the terrifying moment they ...
Laos methanol poisoning survivor calls for change
A British woman who survived a methanol poisoning incident that killed her best friend along with five others, including two ...
21 people dead, 10 hospitalized after drinking tainted liquor in India; multiple arrests made
At least 6 tourists dead after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos 00:30. Twenty-one people have died in India and 10 are in the ...
'I watched my friend die from holiday booze - hidden signs your drink is laced'
Bethany Clarke has warned of the dangers of drinking cheap alcohol after watching her childhood best friend die in agony ...
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My best friend died and I barely survived after we were both poisoned by methanol in Laos - this is the terrifying moment we both realised what was wrong
Now living in Brisbane, 28-year-old Ms Clarke has launched a petition to raise awareness about methanol poisoning risks - calling for education in UK schools. The friends had been backpacking ...
Brit's warning as best friend dies after horror holiday night-out
Simone White, 28, was travelling in Laos with her best friend, Bethany Clarke, when she died after drinking what turned out ...
Hooch laced with toxic methanol kills 21 in Amritsar, 10 arrested
Methanol-spiked hooch killed 21 people in seven villages of Punjab's Amritsar district since Monday night, putting the AAP go ...
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Teach youngsters about bootleg alcohol in schools... if we'd known the dangers, my friend might still be alive
Simone White, 28, was one of six tourists who died after a mass methanol poisoning at a hostel bar in Vang Vieng, Laos, last November. Ms White, a solicitor from southeast London, died from a ...
Methanol poisoning survivor’s call for change
A British woman who survived a methanol poisoning in Laos that killed two Australians is pushing for more education about the ...