Calum Macdonald and the families of three people who died in South East Asia call on the Foreign Office for clearer travel ...

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A British backpacker left blind after drinking tainted alcohol which killed six fellow tourists in Laos has spoken out about ...

Amanda Dennis, a family representative for Simone White, said the risk of methanol poisoning is “just not known” by many ...

Amanda Dennis, a family representative for former Newcastle University student Simone White, said the risk of methanol ...

A BRITISH backpacker who went blind after drinking methanol-laced shots in Laos described seeing a “kaleidoscopic light” before his vision went black. Calum Macdonald, 23, was among a ...

A British backpacker who consumed methanol-tainted alcohol at a hostel in Laos – which claimed the lives of two Australian ...

Ashley King, now 33, tells PEOPLE how she was poisoned by a fruity cocktail containing methanol, which caused her to go blind ...

Six tourists who were staying at a youth hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, died of methanol poisoning in November 2024. The ...

Calum Macdonald, 23, saw a 'kaleidoscopic, blinding light' in his eyes before losing his sight after a methanol poisoning in ...

Laos methanol poisoning survivor describes ‘kaleidoscopic light’ before going blind - Calum Macdonald was one of a number of ...

Macdonald was crossing into Vietnam from Vang Vieng when he first noticed a “kaleidoscopic blinding light” in his eyes.