A cafe in Melbourne known as Frank's where Holly Bowles worked has posted a heartfelt tribute to social media after the 19-year-old died from consuming methanol-laced drinks in Laos.

Following the news of her tragic passing, the owner of Frank’s, a Melbourne café where Bowles had worked for more than two years while saving up for her adventure of a lifetime with Jones, paid tribute to the young woman they had “taken under their wing”.

The father of Holly Bowles has confirmed that the Melbourne teenager has died in a Thai hospital after a suspected methanol poisoning incident while holidaying in Laos. Her death was confirmed one day after the passing of her best friend,

Holly Bowles, 19, has died in a Thailand hospital from methanol poisoning linked to Laos, which also claimed the life of her friend, Bianca Jones.

A second Australian teen who fell critically ill from a mass methanol poisoning in Laos last week has died in a Thailand hospital. The family of Holly Bowles delivered the devastating update on Friday,

Yellow and blue ribbons are being tied around Beaumaris in memory of the teen, who died in a suspected methanol poisoning incident in Laos.

Melbourne teen Holly Bowles has died in Bangkok Hospital from suspected methanol poisoning, one day after her friend Bianca Jones died in the same mass drink-spiking incident.

A second Australian teenager, Holly Bowles, has tragically passed away due to suspected methanol poisoning in Laos.

The cluster of methanol poisoning cases has sent shock waves around the world and raised concerns about the dangers of drinking in parts of South-East Asia.

A British lawyer has died after a suspected methanol poisoning that is thought to have killed four others in Laos, south-east Asia. Simone White, 28, from Orpington, south-east London, was among a number of people taken to hospital following the incident in the tourist town of Vang Vieng.