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Minor dies after consuming wild mushrooms

Minor dies after consuming wild mushrooms

By Rastriya Samachar Samiti

PANCHTHAR: A child died after consuming wild mushrooms in Miklajung Rural Municipality-7, Panchthar district on Tuesday morning. The deceased has been identified as Sangam Makhim (10), a local. According to the Panchthar District Police Office, Makhim died while undergoing treatment at the Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences. Similarly, a seven-year-old Sapana Makhim, who was taken ill after consuming mushrooms, has also been receiving the treatment at the hospital.