An Australian teenager has died after drinking alcohol contaminated with methanol in Laos. Thai police and Australian Prime Minister Anthony...

Melbourne teen Bianca Jones has died in hospital after drinking poisoned alcohol on the trip of a lifetime with her best friend in Laos.

Some suspect the tourists consumed drinks laced with methanol, a deadly substance often found in bootleg alcohol.

Melbourne teen Bianca Jones has died in a Thai hospital after a suspected methanol poisoning incident.

New Zealand's Foreign Ministry announced that one of its citizens in Laos is unwell and may be a victim of methanol poisoning. Meanwhile, Denmark's Foreign Ministry confirmed that two Danish citizens had died in Laos but declined to share additional details.

Tragedy strikes in Laos as tainted alcohol claims lives of Australian and American tourists, sparking international concern.