The victims were an American, two Danes, two Australians, and a Brit. Australia's prime minister called the ordeal "every parent's very worst fear."

The manager and owner of a hostel in Laos where tourists who were fatally poisoned by methanol were staying have been detained by police. It comes as Holly Bowles, from Australia, was confirmed as the sixth death linked to tainted shots at the popular tourist spot of Vang Vieng.