Laos Alcohol Tragedy: 6 Tourists Dead, Hostel Owner Arrested

A second Australian teenager has died after falling critically ill from drinking tainted alcohol in Laos, bringing the total number of dead tourists to six, while Laotian authorities have detained the manager and the owner of a hostel where the two dead Australian teenagers stayed.

Nineteen-year-old Holly Bowles had been battling for her life in a Bangkok hospital for several days after suffering poisoning in Laos more than a week ago. Her condition was described as critical in the days before her death.