Priest in disbelief after three dead in suspected mushroom poisoning
A local priest has expressed her disbelief at the suspected mushroom poisonings which led to the deaths of three people and the serious illness of a fourth in Victoria, Australia.
Heather Wilkinson, her sister Gail Patterson, and Patterson’s husband Don Patterson died after eating toxic mushrooms during a lunch in Leongatha on 29 July.
Reverend Ian Wilkinson is awaiting a liver transplant
Korumburra Anglican minister Fran Grimes told 9 News that the community has been “rattled” and locals are “numb and disbelieving.”
“They just can’t believe that it’s actually happened,” she added.
Heather Wilkinson, her sister Gail Patterson, and Patterson’s husband Don Patterson died after eating toxic mushrooms during a lunch in Leongatha on 29 July.
Reverend Ian Wilkinson is awaiting a liver transplant
Korumburra Anglican minister Fran Grimes told 9 News that the community has been “rattled” and locals are “numb and disbelieving.”
“They just can’t believe that it’s actually happened,” she added.
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