One dead, two ill after consuming poisonous puffer fish

[geovalin]

Siem Reap police said yesterday that a military officer died while another two were hospitalised after eating poisonous puffer fish in the province of Siem Reap. Sok Chamoeun, deputy chief of Siem Reap city police, identified the deceased as Captain Sao Kimley, 44, based in the Siem Reap international airport, while the hospitalised were identified as Second Lieutenant Ngor Nga, 45 and Lieutenant Sanh Song, 45.

 

Mr Chamoeun said yesterday that the three victims accumulated about 20 puffer fish from a nearby pond. The military men then fried and ate the fish at their military camp. “After eating the fish, they started vomiting due to the poison,” he said. “Captain Kimly ate the most fish and he died at the scene. The other two victims were seriously injured but were rescued by medics and then sent to hospital for treatment.”

 

The body of Cap Kimly has been handed over to his family for burial while the other two are receiving medical treatment at the provincial referral hospital. Dr Ly Socheath at the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital in Phnom Penh said that puffer fish was dangerous because of its poison.

 

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[anon537687643]

Puffed his last after stuffing on Puffer


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[Stargeezr]

Why people continue to eat puffer fish is beyond me.  Guess they  had a death wish

to fulfill.  Tons of other types of fish to eat.

Geezer

[lvr181]

Uneducated persons.

 

How many die in Japan? At least they have specialist chefs who know how to cook that fish correctly.

[Yme]

On 05/04/2018 at 6:38 AM, lvr181 said:

Uneducated persons.

 

How many die in Japan? At least they have specialist chefs who know how to cook that fish correctly.

No one dies from eating fugu in Japan. To be licenced to prepare fugu a person must be a qualified chef (eight years training) and then training on fugu is another eight years (from memory). Even the waste during preparation must be kept in a locked bin separate from the other kitchen waste. Fugu poison is a very clever way of poisoning someone. For all intents and purposes they appear dead, but they are not.
 

Edited April 8, 2018 by Yme