A British woman claimed she lost her vision and became violently ill after drinking vodka at the Nana Backpacker Hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos where six people have since died

A British backpacker who drank at the same Laos hostel as Australian victims Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones has revealed she became severely sick two days before the Australian teenagers were hospitalised.

The owner of a backpackers hostel where two young Australians were staying before they fell violently ill from methanol poisoning has been detained by police for questioning in Laos.