Young woman who miraculously survived the Laos alcohol poisoning debacle that killed six backpackers reveals the horror symptoms she suffered after downing six shots

A survivor of the deadly methanol poisoning at a Laos backpacker hotel says she lucky to be alive as she opened up about the harrowing ordeal which killed six international tourists, including two Aussies.

British backpacker Bethany Clarke was enjoying a working holiday in Brisbane when she agreed to catch up with her childhood friend, lawyer Simone White, 28, who was holidaying in Laos. 

The young women were staying at the Nana Backpacker’s Hostel in Vang Vieng on November 12, where they were among dozens of tourists who enjoyed free whisky and vodka shots, unaware the drinks were tainted with methanol.

Both would be rushed to hospital the next morning and Ms White would die within days. 

Melbourne best friends Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones, both 19, Danish friends Anne-Sofie Orkild Coyman, 20, and Freja Sorensen, 21, and American James Hutson, 57, also died in the same incident.

The two British friends had spent a ‘great’ day tubing down the river before returning to the hostel,…