Mother, son fighting for life in Tura hospital
TURA: Tragedy struck a family from remote Rongdong village of Siju in South Garo Hills after they consumed wild mushroom for food which led to poisoning and the death of the grandmother and granddaughter while two other family members have been hospitalized in a critical condition at Tura.
The family had reportedly cooked the wild mushroom for their meal on Sunday at their remote village but fell seriously ill shortly after consuming it. Among the family members who consumed the cooked mushroom were two little children.
The four victims, a grandmother, mother and two little children were rushed to Tura on Sunday evening in a critical condition.
Sadly, medical treatment was too late for the 65-year-old grandmother Jonilla S Marak and four-year-old grand-daughter Bikame S Marak. They died early Monday morning in Tura.
Bikame’s elder brother Tebiangku S Marak (7) and mother Anila S Marak (35) survived the poisoning and is under medical treatment.
While Tebiangku is under critical care at the Child and Maternity Hospital in Tura, his mother Anila is currently recovering at the Tura Christian Hospital.
The deaths from mushroom poisoning in Garo Hills comes less than a week after a similar incident in East Khasi Hills in which five members of a family died from a similar incident.
Following Sunday’s incident, district administration officials in Garo Hills have cautioned the public against consuming wild mushrooms.
“Many are not aware of the dangers from mushroom poisoning which can lead to a terrible tragedy and loss of lives. It is advisable for the public to avoid consuming wild mushrooms,” said senior additional district magistrate Z J Sangma.
Our Reporter adds: As to the recent case of mushroom poisoning at Mawsawa village, Mawsynram, the one patient each that was admitted at Civil Hospital and Ganesh Das, respectively have been discharged.
The deadly mushroom known locally as “Tit Kur Miaw” has claimed the lives of 6 people including the parents of the same family.