HT Correspondent
DIBRUGARH, April 11: Four persons including two minors from Sonari in upper Assam’s Charaideo district died at the Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) on Monday after consuming poisonous mushroom and several patients were admitted.
The deceased were identified as Rima Karmakar (35), Jonaki Proja (32) Chayanika Karmakar (12) and Ajay Karmakar (10), all residents of No 1 Laloti Pathar village of Sonari. Four other persons from the same village who had also consumed the harmful mushroom are battling for their lives at the AMCH.
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It is learnt that the persons were taken ill after eating wild mushrooms on the night of April 7. Several hours after consuming the mushroom dish, they complained of nausea, vomiting and severe abdominal cramp. They were admitted to the local hospital first but as their condition worsened they were referred to the AMCH.
AMCH superintendent Dr Prasanta Dihingia said, “Four patients have died of mushroom poisoning. The other four patients are not yet out of danger. The patients had consumed poisonous mushroom mistaking it for the edible variety. Both the edible variety and toxic one looks similar which results in such unfortunate incidents.”
