Laos authorities have released the names of two Danish women and one American man who died of suspected methanol poisoning after apparently drinking tainted alcohol.
Anne-Sofie Orkild Coyman, 20, Freja Vennervald Sorensen, 21, and American national James Louis Hutson, 57, were all staying at the Nana hostel in the riverside town of Vang Vieng, a travellers hub about two hours north of the capital Vientiane.
Three other tourists, including one Brit, also died from suspected methanol poisoning in the town last week.
Visiting the hostel, the Governor of Vang Vieng, Bounchan Malavong, promised an investigation and vowed to bring to justice those responsible for the deaths.
The two young Danish women were found unconscious in their hostel…
