Two dead after eating mushroom


TWO people have died in Australia after eating one of the world's most poisonous mushrooms — the death cap.

Four Asian tourists were hospitalised after eating the mushrooms at a New Year's Eve party in Canberra.

It is thought they confused them with straw mushrooms which are popular in Chinese cooking.

One, a man aged in his 30s, was treated and discharged from Canberra Hospital yesterday, while the other three were flown to Sydney.      Read Full

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