An Australian teenager has become the sixth person to die after drinking tainted shots in a hostel bar in Thailand.
Holly Bowles, 19, from Melbourne, died on Friday morning days after her best friend Biana Jones tragically lost her life earlier this week.
Bowles’ family confirmed to Australian news outlet Nine News that she had died in a Bangkok hospital surrounded by loved ones.
“It is with broken hearts, and we are so sad to say that our beautiful girl Holly is now at peace,’ Holly’s dad, Shaun Bowles, told the channel.
“We find comfort and solace in knowing that Holly bought so much joy and happiness to so many people,” he added.
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