Mark Jones says the government of Laos cannot let his daughter's death be in vain, after the 19-year-old girl fell ill and died from methanol poisoning.

Melbourne teenager Holly Bowles has died in hospital, surrounded by her family, after falling victim to a mass methanol poisoning in Laos.

The family of a young Australian girl who died in hospital after falling critically ill from a mass methanol poisoning in Laos has urged the local government to prevent other lives from being lost. Bianca Jones died in a Thailand hospital on Thursday, and her friend Holly Bowles’ family confirmed her death the next day.