A young Aussie mother who woke up with a black eye and no memory of the night before has shared an urgent warning about drinking alcohol in Bali after a spontaneous birthday trip turned into a life-threatening test.
Brisbane mother Amber Hills, 34, and her friend decided to enjoy a child-free holiday to Indonesia to celebrate her birthday during the school holidays last year.
The 10-day trip started with long walks on the beach and reading hours in the sun, but things took the third night.
The couple had made a reservation at a popular location in Bali, known for his sunset views and each had to spend $ 60 to secure a table.
The down payment led her to deviate from her usual bottle beer or wine and instead to order a Margarita, after they saw parents on another table drank cocktails with their children and decided that the drink was 'safe' to drink.
Mrs. Hills narrowed her second cocktail when she noticed that the taste of the drink was different from the first.
“The last thing I remember was that our two starters arrived at the table,” she wrote in an Instagram post about the Nightmare testing.
The pair ate a little bit of the food, but it didn't take long before Mrs. Hills's friend was worried and a driver called to bring them back to their resort.
Brisbane Mum Amber Hills, 34, suffered a black eye and memory loss after her cocktail in Bali was enriched – where methanol poisoning was not excluded after the test
Mrs. Hills (photo) has reserved a table in a popular place that is known for his sunset view when she decided to order a cocktail
Mrs. Hill collapsed in the bathroom and hit her head on the sink, which caused a black eye.
'Between my girlfriend and a group of strangers, I was performed from the location, taken to a nearby villa and treated by a local doctor – all while I was unconscious. I woke up in a villa that I did not recognize, with a black eye … I was told that my drink was enriched, so that I collapsed and insulated violently, “she wrote.
Mrs. Hills was rushed to the house of another friend where they were met by a doctor on the call that the body of MS Hills has pumped with liquids.
“It is frightening to think that I could have become unconscious and only on the street, touched or killed by falling from a scooter or making use of,” she said.
'I am more than grateful that I had my girlfriend all the time by my side.
'She arranged safe transport to safe somewhere and received medical help. And for that I am grateful forever. '
Traumatized by the test, the women traveled to Australia the next day, despite the fact that they had a week more on their reservation.
Mrs. Hills is now in order to be vigilant at Aussies when drinking alcohol in Bali and has not excluded that she was the victim of methanol poisoning.
Mrs. Hills (photo) is now insisting on being vigilant when drinking alcohol on Bali and has not excluded that she was the victim of methanol poisoning
Melbourne -Friends Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, both 19, died of methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng, a popular tourist city in Laos, in November
“This is a good memory that if you ever travel to a foreign country, you stay with people who can and will look out in case it happens unthinkable,” she said.
After she shared her story online, Mrs. Hills said that hundreds of people contacted her who share their own experiences with pointed drinks and methanol poisoning.
'It really shows how big a problem this is. It is very, very scary, “she said.
'Especially for young travelers who would drink and consume a large amount of alcohol.
“I was lucky because I only had a few drinks during dinner. I can't imagine what would have happened if I drank as many do when they go to Bali. '
Methanol is a colorless liquid that is comparable to alcohol and is a by -product of boat -layed drink. It can cause blindness, organ failure and death if it is consumed.
Travelers are often encouraged to hold on to bottle drinks, including beer, wine and pre -mixed drinks during vacation.
Melbourne -Friends Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, both 19, died of methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng, a popular tourist city in Laos.
Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Bowles were evacuated to Thailand and died in separate Bangkok hospitals. Four other foreigners also died in the suspected mass compensation.
The victims were a 57-year-old American man James Louis Hutson, two young women from Denmark Mrs. Anne-Sofie Orkild Coyman, 20, and Mrs. Frela Vennervald Sorensen, 21 and 38-year-old British lawyer Simone White.
