Two Swedish tourists have been poisoned by mushrooms in Norway, writes NRK.
Now the Red Cross is in place to help the distressed, but stable, tourists.
– They must have ingested some type of scrub soup, say the police.
It was during the night that the police became aware of two tourists who had been poisoned by mushrooms during a hike in Aurland in western Norway.
The Red Cross has led a rescue effort to help the sick tourists reach the nearest road.
– A party of four spent the night in a tent. Two of them have had stomach problems after eating mushrooms, says Stian Loven, operations manager for the Red Cross.
Ate scrub mushrooms
The local police confirm that the two poisoned persons are Swedish citizens. According to an initial report, the tourists are tired and worn out, and one of them is supposed to be feeling really bad.
– It is very rare that we go on a mission because of fungus. It usually involves exhaustion, broken bones or people who have gotten lost, says Stian Loven.
According to the local police, the tourists must have eaten scrub mushrooms, a common edible mushroom in Norway. In its raw form, however, it is poisonous, but according to a mushroom expert that NRK spoke to, you fully recover from that type of poisoning.
– In case of scrub mushroom poisoning, you can get stomach problems with vomiting and fever that occur quite quickly. Fortunately, this goes away after a day or two and is completely harmless afterwards, says the expert.