The father of an Australian teenager who died from suspected methanol poisoning while on a backpacking holiday has issued a plea to the Laos government to fully investigate his daughter’s death and ensure such incidents don’t happen again.

The family of a young Australian girl who died in hospital after falling critically ill from a mass methanol poisoning in Laos has urged the local government to prevent other lives from being lost. Bianca Jones died in a Thailand hospital on Thursday, and her friend Holly Bowles’ family confirmed her death the next day.

Thai police have confirmed the death of Melbourne teenager Bianca Jones, who became ill after drinking tainted alcohol during a backpacking holiday in Laos.

A sixth person has died after drinking alcohol poisoned with methanol in Laos. Holly Bowles was on a gap year trip when she became ill after taking the shot with her friend Bianca Jones in Vang Vieng.

Albert Tait A British lawyer has died and several other UK tourists are in hospital after apparently being poisoned by a drink laced with methanol in Laos. Simone White, 28, is suspected to have unknowingly drunk methanol at a bar in Vang Vieng last week while on holiday.