A man, his wife, and their nine children from Peach Bottom Township, Pennsylvania, were hospitalized after ingesting poisonous wild mushrooms.
The family foraged for mushrooms oblivious to dangers associated with them; they were therefore treated at the hospital before being allowed home.
Last week, 11 members of a family from Peach Bottom Township, Pennsylvania, were admitted to the hospital after unconscious ingestion of poisonous wild mushrooms.
“The group of the man and a woman and nine children were all treated at a nearby hospital and later released,” NBC station WGAL said.
The family was foraging for wild mushrooms in Pennsylvania Dutch Country on Friday night when they realized that they were poisonous.
Because cell phones and modern technology are often forbidden in the Amish hamlet, one family member had to walk half a mile to reach a public phone after eating the mushrooms in order to call 911.
The responding emergency crew reportedly put each of the 11 patients on a stretcher by about 9:30 p.m. and transported everyone to the local hospital for treatment. Delta-Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company Station 57 confirmed the details in a statement, adding that swift actions likely prevented worse consequences.
The township is part of Dutch Country, which has a lot of history and Amish culture, and it is located right on the border of Pennsylvania and Maryland, roughly about 80 miles west of Philadelphia. While foraging is common here, wild mushrooms should not be eaten unless you know what you’re doing, experts say.
This experience brings near the danger of foraging for wild foods while reminding one of the significance of maintaining safety in such activities.
