Several Australian tourists are in a critical condition after a suspected mass alcohol poisoning in Fiji.
Authorities said seven guests of the Warwick Resort on Fiji’s Coral Coast allegedly fell ill after drinking a cocktail at the venue’s bar on Saturday night.
The group were rushed to nearby Sigatoka Hospital with ‘nausea, vomiting and neurological symptoms’, local outlet Fiji Village reported.
Two were later taken to Lautoka Hospital due to the severity of their conditions.
It’s understood four of the seven guests are Australian with the tourists aged between 18 and 56 years old.
Police and health inspectors are investigating the cause of the illness.
Mohammed Radwaan told Daily Mail Australia his friend allegedly suffered seizures just hours after drinking at the resort bar.
He and three friends had travelled from Suva, Fiji’s capital, for a weekend getaway.
Seven guests of Fiji’s Warwick Resort (pictured) have been hospitalised following a suspected mass alcohol poisoning
Mohammed Radwaan and his friends allegedly ordered cocktails (pictured) from the resort’s bar shortly before one suffered seizures
About midday on Saturday, the group ordered five cocktails.
‘The people who drank the pina colada became unwell,’ Mr Radwaan said.
‘My friend was the worst of the lot. At 5pm we went to check on her and help her get ready for dinner.
‘She wasn’t responsive. She was having severe seizures and foaming at the mouth.’
Mr Radwaan believes up to 12 hotel guests were hospitalised, including at least six foreigners.
‘All the victims were ladies. I could identify them as Warwick guests because they all had the resort armbands on,’ he said.
‘There was a young girl, possibly aged between eight and 12, who’d had a sip of her mum’s cocktail.
‘They’re both in a terrible state.’
Daily Mail Australia has contacted the Warwick Resort for comment.
More to come.
