Three in Mizoram Die After Consuming Wild Mushrooms

In Mizoram, three people including a child, were killed and four fell sick after consuming wild mushrooms.

"Three of a family died in Mamit district (in Western Mizoram) after eating wild mushrooms. Two children, a woman and a man also fell sick and admitted to Aizawl Civil Hospital," an official from health department said.

‘Two children, a woman and a man fell sick after eating wild mushrooms brought from the forest in Mamit district.’

The official said that the mushrooms were brought from the forest and might be poisonous or not cooked properly before eating.

The dead people included an eight-years-old boy, a ten-years-old boy and a 34-years-old man.

Source: IANS