RUKUM EAST, July 23: Two children died and two others of the same family from Rukum East district became ill after consuming a curry made of wild mushroom yesterday.
The District Police Office, Rukum East, confirmed the deaths of three-year-old Yojan BK and six-year-old Bhagya Rekha BK of Serabang in Bhume Rural Municipality-5.
Five taken ill after consuming wild mushroom
Yojan died on Tuesday noon while Bhagya Rekha breathed her last at night while receiving treatment at Rapti Academy of Health Sciences in Dang district.
Similarly, mother Ram Kumari Sunar, 35, and her daughter Ayusha BK, 9, became sick and are in critical condition after eating toxic mushrooms, police informed.
The family members had consumed the mushroom brought from the jungle on July 18. They visited the District Hospital in Rukum East only on July 21 after they fell ill severely.
The District Hospital then referred them to the Dang-based Academy on July 22 where the two died during the treatment. The mother-daughter duo who also fell ill have been sent to Bheri Hospital in Nepalgunj for further treatment, police added.
