SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) ―
An 82-year-old Santa Barbara man is dead after eating wild mushrooms he picked and sauteed with a steak.
The man, whose name is being withheld, died March 5 at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.
The man had picked poisonous amanita ocreata mushrooms, which are common in the Santa Barbara area, at the Douglas Family Preserve above Arroyo Burro Beach.
His family says he sauteed the mushrooms and ate them with a steak.
About six hours later, he became seriously ill and was hospitalized.
An 82-year-old Santa Barbara man is dead after eating wild mushrooms he picked and sauteed with a steak.
The man, whose name is being withheld, died March 5 at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.
The man had picked poisonous amanita ocreata mushrooms, which are common in the Santa Barbara area, at the Douglas Family Preserve above Arroyo Burro Beach.
His family says he sauteed the mushrooms and ate them with a steak.
About six hours later, he became seriously ill and was hospitalized.
