NSW schoolie at home after drink spiked

The father of a NSW schoolie has credited her friends with saving her life, after her drink was allegedly spiked in Bali.

A NSW schoolie whose drink was allegedly spiked in Bali has returned home.

Jasmine Baker, 18, was flown from Bali to Royal Darwin Hospital on Friday after her drink was believed to have been spiked by potentially-deadly methanol.

She has returned to her NSW Central Coast home, where she will receive further treatment.

Her father Errol Baker credited the early intervention of her friends for saving her life.

"What Jazzy remembers is that she knew she was in trouble and once her friends realised that she lost her eyesight they knew something dangerous was happening," he told ABC radio on Tuesday.

"I am just so grateful for a young 17-year-old boy to take the lead and he probably saved my daughter's life."

In a Facebook post he wrote just after his daughter became ill on Thursday night, Errol Baker issued a warning to all schoolies.

"Drinks spiked with methanol served at the Bounty last night (in Kuta) and two other smaller bars close by.

"If you feel sick and your eyesight becomes fuzzy or blurred seek medical attention.

"BETTER STILL IF ITS NOT IN A BOTTLE OR CAN DONT DRINK IT," he wrote.

He said people never really knew how much they loved their children until they were vulnerable, alone and they needed their parents to be there.

The latest incident comes after a Perth teenager died in January, after being poisoned by a methanol-laced cocktail in Indonesia.

Liam Davies, 19, had been celebrating New Year at a local bar in Lombok when he consumed the lethal drink.

He was flown back to Perth but died days later.


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