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The funeral of Holly Bowles has been held in Melbourne.

‘Forever in our hearts’: Loved ones farewell Holly Morton-Bowles, who died during dream holiday

Many mourners chose to honour the life of the 19-year-old by wearing something pink.

  • Caroline Schelle

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More than 1000 mourners attended Bianca Jones’ funeral after her dream Laos holiday ended in tragedy.

Grief, disbelief and a shout of colour: Bianca Jones farewelled after Laos holiday tragedy

More than 1000 people – dressed in bright hues at the family’s request – attended “a celebration of life” for the Melbourne 19-year-old at her former high school.

  • Tony Wright
A foreign tourist couple rest near a swimming pool at Nana Backpackers hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos.

Three more arrests in suspected Laos mass methanol poisoning

The development comes as the mother of British tourist Simone White, one of the six tourists killed, speaks out for the first time.

  • Josefine Ganko
Mark Jones said he and his family desperately miss Bianca.

‘We miss our girls’: Families of suspected methanol poisoning victims return home

The parents of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles travelled from Bangkok to Melbourne on Tuesday, bringing home the bodies of their two teenage daughters.

  • Alex Crowe
Danish backpackers Anne-Sofie Coyman (left) and Freja Sorensen, who died in Laos.

Eight detained by police over Laos backpacker deaths: local media

Those detained include management and staff at Nana Backpackers Hostel, where two Australian teenagers stayed before dying from suspected methanol poisoning.

  • Zach Hope and Nick Ralston
Danish backpackers Anne-Sofie Coyman and Freja Sorensen, who died in Laos.

‘Don’t worry’: Claims Laos hostel staff brushed off dying backpacker

A grieving backpacker has taken it upon himself to try to uncover the truth about the suspected mass methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng that killed at least six people.

  • Zach Hope
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Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones are fighting for life in a Thai hospital.

In Vang Vieng, tragically, tourist deaths are nothing new

Laotian authorities have been working to rid the town of its deadly reputation. Clearly, they haven’t worked hard enough.

  • Jimmy Thomson
Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles died after a suspected mass drink poisoning.

Grieving father’s plea after fatal drink poisonings

Bianca Jones’ father made an emotional appeal to the Laos government after his daughter died of suspected methanol poisoning last week.

  • Gillian Lantouris, Zach Hope and Erin Pearson
Backpacker tourists roam around in Vang Vieng, Laos.

American, Danish victims in suspected poisoning in Laos named

The government of Laos publicly acknowledged the tragedy, which claimed the lives of two Australians, saying it was “profoundly saddened over the loss of lives”.

  • Zach Hope
Holly Bowles

‘The best of us’: Tributes flow for Holly Bowles, 19, after suspected methanol poisoning in Laos

Family members, co-workers and the Beaumaris Football Club are mourning the Melbourne teen, who died in Thailand one day after her best friend, Bianca Jones.

  • Gillian Lantouris, Gemma Grant, Lachlan Abbott and Ashleigh McMillan

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