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Man, 82, dies from eating wild mushrooms

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Angelo Crippa’s lifelong hobby of foraging for wild mushrooms turned tragic when he mistakenly picked the wrong ones in a wooded park near Arroyo Burro Beach, sautéing them with a steak for what would be his last meal.

Crippa died a week ago at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, seven days after he ate a heaping plate of the deadly Amanita ocreata mushrooms, said his wife, Joan Crippa.

Known as ‘death angel’ for its snow-white appearance, the fungus has deadly toxins that worked their way through Crippa’s system, sickening him and eventually causing his liver to fail.

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