Eating strange insects, 2 people died
(Baonghean.vn) - At around 10:45 a.m. on June 12, the family of Ms. Bui Thi Binh in Luu Thinh hamlet, Luu Son commune (Do Luong) discovered that Ms. Bui Thi Binh (born in 1958) and Mr. Tran Minh Hue (born in 1972) were suffering from food poisoning with symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting blood.
Immediately afterwards, the family took both of them to Do Luong General Hospital, then transferred them to Nghe An General Hospital for emergency treatment, however, both of them died.
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The beetle that Mrs. Binh and Mr. Hue are suspected to have eaten. Photo: Archive |
According to family members, on June 11, Ms. Bui Thi Binh asked Mr. Tran Minh Hue - a neighbor - to come and trim the banyan tree and repair the gate.
Mr. Hue caught some beetles on the broad bean beds and told Mrs. Binh that they were delicious when roasted. He then roasted some and ate them with Mrs. Binh. After eating, neither of them showed any unusual signs.
Around noon on June 12, Mrs. Binh caught another insect on the broad bean bed and put it in a plastic bottle almost full, then asked her daughter-in-law to cut off the wings and put it in a pan to roast.
After roasting the insects, Mrs. Bui Thi Binh and Mr. Tran Minh Hue sat down to eat. After eating the insects, both showed signs of poisoning, had diarrhea and vomited blood.
After the incident, the family looked for the insect on the broad bean bed to take a sample to send to the hospital but it was gone, only the insect's cut wings remained.
The case is currently under investigation./.
