Fiji mass alcohol poisoning: New details emerge after Sydney mum and daughter hospitalised
A Sydney mother and daughter are scheduled to fly back to Australia on Monday evening after they were among seven other tourists who became unwell during a suspected mass alcohol poisoning at a Fiji resort.
Tanya Sandoe, 56, and her daughter Georgia Sandoe-Simpson, 19, were rushed to hospital when they became unwell after drinking at a bar at the Warwick resort on Fiji’s Coral Coast.
All seven tourists, which included four Australians, one person from the US and two Fijians, were taken to Hospital with a range of symptoms.
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The father and grandfather of two of the Australians, David Sandoe, said his daughter Tanya and her daughter Georgia had been discharged from hospital and received confirmation they were medically fit to travel.
“Like everyone else when this news broke we all thought back to what recently happened in Asia which sends shivers down your spine, so we’re so grateful and very fortunate,” he told Sky News on Monday.
It was a horrific experience, he said, describing a late-night call from his daughter telling him she had been taken to hospital as “quite something else”.
David said Georgia had a pre-existing condition that affected her immune system which was a major concern, he said, but the fear was quelled when he spoke to doctors in Fiji.
Another mother and daughter, aged 49 and 18, are believed to be the two other Australians caught up in the poisoning.
It is believed they are in a critical condition at a separate hospital north of Nadi, however, no other information is known at this time.
Warwick Fiji said it was aware of the news and was waiting for health authorities test results “to gather all necessary information” about the incident at its hotel.
“Please rest assured that we are taking this matter very seriously and are currently conducting a thorough investigation,” it told AAP in a statement.
“We do not have conclusive details, but we are committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our guests.”
Australia has revised its travel advice for Fiji, warning travellers to “be alert to the potential risks around drink spiking and methanol poisoning through consuming alcoholic drinks”.
- With AAP
Originally published on 7NEWS
