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.

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 doctor who treated one of the Aussie backpackers killed after drinking poisoned alcohol has spoken on the horrific turn the young victim took after reporting to the emergency room.

A football team in Melbourne's south was holding a vigil for two of its players who were poisoned overseas, when news of Ms Bowles death arrived.

Family members, co-workers and the Beaumaris Football Club are mourning the Melbourne teen, who died in Thailand one day after her best friend, Bianca Jones.

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.

Laos police have detained eight staff and managers of the hostel where Australians Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles were staying when they fell ill. A third Australian is also recovering from suspected poisoning.

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.

Laos police have arrested the owner, manager and six staff members of the Laotian hostel at the centre of a spate of fatal ­methanol poisonings as the ­grieving parents of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles brought their daughters’ bodies back to ­Australia.

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