A couple suffered a nasty bout of food poisoning after they unwittingly consumed toxic mushrooms which they had found.
The couple were identified as Muhd Basir Abidudin Abd Razak and Intan Nabila Mazelam, who are both 28 years old, reported Harian Metro.
Had mushrooms for lunch
The Malay daily reported that the couple came across the mushrooms while they were foraging for wild mushrooms near a cattle pen.
Intan Nabila then uploaded a photo of the mushrooms to her WhatsApp status at 10.30am, where she was told by her family members that it was safe to eat.
As such, she and her husband proceeded to cook the toxic mushrooms for lunch, only for them to suffer diarrhoea and vomiting.
Found in weak condition
Malaysian Jariah Foundation Voluntary Brigade (BSYJM) chairperson Mahadzir Abd Hamid told Harian Metro that the team was alerted of the incident at around 4pm.
When an emergency response team arrived at the scene, they found the couple inside the toilet in an extremely weak condition due to the food poisoning.
A total of six emergency responders had to seek help from villagers to evacuate the couple as both of them weighed over 150kg each.
The couple were later transported in two ambulances to Sik Hospital to receive treatment.
However, their current condition currently remains unknown.
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