An Australian father has pleaded with the Laos government to act to prevent further tragedies after his 19-year-old daughter and five others died from methanol poisoning.
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00:00The father of an Australian teen who died from methanol poisoning in Laos has pleaded with the local government to act to prevent further tragedies.
00:09I would like to take this opportunity to urge the Laos government to investigate this to the fullest extent to make sure this incident doesn't happen again.
00:20We can't have the passing of our daughter, our daughter's life not lead to change to protect others.
00:29Young men and women should be able to travel, create their own life experiences and be safe.
00:35We will forever miss our beautiful girl and hope her loss of life has not been in vain.
00:4319-year-old Bianca Jones was one of six people who died after drinking tainted alcohol while on holiday in Vang Vien.
00:50As investigations into the deaths continue, the Laos government has vowed to bring those responsible to justice.