Holly Bowles, 19, has died in a Thailand hospital from methanol poisoning linked to Laos, which also claimed the life of her friend, Bianca Jones.

Ms Jones and Ms Bowles were among up to a dozen travellers to fall severely ill and the teens were rushed to a local hospital before being flown to Thailand in intensive care. Six tourists have died so far. Melbourne teen Holly Bowles died in a suspected ...

Following the news of her tragic passing, the owner of Frank’s, a Melbourne café where Bowles had worked for more than two years while saving up for her adventure of a lifetime with Jones, paid tribute to the young woman they had “taken under their wing”.