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Three more die after eating toxic mushroom
Three more persons died after eating toxic mushroom in Panchthar district on Wednesday. With this, the death toll from wild mushroom consumption has reached eight in the district within a week.bookmark
Published at : June 3, 2016
Updated at : June 3, 2016 09:58
Panchthar
Three more persons died after eating toxic mushroom in Panchthar district on Wednesday. With this, the death toll from wild mushroom consumption has reached eight in the district within a week.
According to the District Police Office, three persons died while undergoing treatment in Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences on Wednesday. They were identified as Basanta Rai, 35, Nisesh Rai, 14, of Phidim Municipality-3, and Puspalata Mabo of Tharpu VDC-6.
A few days ago, five people including three members of a family died after consuming poisonous mushroom in the eastern hill district. An entire family was ill after eating a mushroom dish on Saturday evening.
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