Australian teen among suspected mass poisoning suffered seizure after drinking cocktail at Fiji resort, grandfather says

David Sandoe says a late night phone call from his daughter sent shivers down his spine after recent methanol poisonings killed two Australians in LaosFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo of four Australians who were hospitalised after a suspected mass alcohol poisoning in Fiji have returned home as investigations focus on “many” pina coladas served at a luxury resort.The deputy prime minister and minister for tourism, Viliame Gavoka, has sought to reassure visitors that Fiji is safe after four Australians fell ill while staying at Warwick Fiji, saying he was “disturbed and quite surprised that this has happened”. Continue reading...

Australian teen among suspected mass poisoning suffered seizure after drinking cocktail at Fiji resort, grandfather says

David Sandoe says a late night phone call from his daughter sent shivers down his spine after recent methanol poisonings killed two Australians in Laos

Two of four Australians who were hospitalised after a suspected mass alcohol poisoning in Fiji have returned home as investigations focus on “many” pina coladas served at a luxury resort.

The deputy prime minister and minister for tourism, Viliame Gavoka, has sought to reassure visitors that Fiji is safe after four Australians fell ill while staying at Warwick Fiji, saying he was “disturbed and quite surprised that this has happened”.

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