Foreigners in Fiji hospital after suspected alcohol poisoning

A 56-year-old Australian woman was under constant surveillance in hospital and a 19-year-old woman, also originally from Australia, had suffered “serious medical events”, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

Two other Australian women, aged 49 and 18, were in critical but less serious condition, ABC reported.

At least one local is believed to have also been hospitalized for the same incident, Radio New Zealand (RNZ) reported.

The Warwick Fiji hotel said in a statement to the BBC that they are taking the matter “very seriously” and are “conducting a thorough investigation” pending a “report of test results” from the authorities. health authorities to “gather all the necessary information.

Fiji Police are said to be investigating the circumstances of the incident.

Two Australian families in Fiji are receiving consular assistance, an Australian Foreign Office spokesperson told the BBC.

A New Zealand Foreign Office spokesperson told the BBC it had “not received any requests for help” following the apparent alcohol poisoning incident.

The BBC also understands that no Britons were affected in the incident.

“There’s a really scary feeling of deja vu,” Australian minister Jason Clare told the ABC. Two 19-year-old Australian girls died from suspected methanol poisoning in the Laos incident.

Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has advised tourists to “be alert to the potential risks associated with drinking alcoholic beverages in Fiji and methanol poisoning.”

The guide said tourists should “seek urgent medical help if they suspect they have consumed alcohol.”