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Death cap mushrooms kill three and leave others needing organ transplants as DOZENS of California foragers hospitalized

Daily Mail
By JACK TOLEDO
11 January 2026

Death cap mushrooms in California have killed three people, and left more than two dozen poisoned, as officials continue to issue warnings to foragers in the state.

Sonoma County health officials issued an advisory on Thursday to not eat wild mushrooms after the death of a man, who consumed them last weekend.

Throughout the state, there were 35 cases of wild mushroom poisoning, resulting in three deaths and three liver transplants, between November 18 and January 4, according to the statement.

Normally, fewer than five cases throughout the state in total would be expected.

'Early rains and a mild fall have led to profusion of the toxic death cap mushrooms in Northern California,' said Sonoma County interim health officer Dr Michael Stacey.

On December 5, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) said that cases of poisoning were linked to foraging of wild death cap mushrooms.

The death cap, also known as the Amanita phalloides, looks and tastes similar to edible varieties, such as field mushrooms.

The advisory warned that even cooking, boiling, drying, or freezing will still not make the mushrooms safe to eat.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15453871/Death-Cap-mushrooms-man-dies-California-Sonoma.html

Foraging for wild mushrooms is a gourmet version of Russian roulette.

Wingnut:
Thos efolks must have been Beguiled.

Weird Tolkienish Figure:
How dumb do you have to be to consume these?

DB:

--- Quote from: Wingnut on Sunday, Jan 11, 2026 03:39 pm ---Thos efolks must have been Beguiled.

--- End quote ---

Did they lose a leg first?

Wingnut:

--- Quote from: DB on Sunday, Jan 11, 2026 03:52 pm ---Did they lose a leg first?

--- End quote ---
Yes, but the sex was good.

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