KATHMANDU: A six-year-old girl has died after consuming wild mushrooms in Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality.

The deceased has been identified as Namuna Chepang of Kulbang in Ward No. 1 of Ichchhakamana. She died at home on Friday morning after falling seriously ill. She was a Grade 2 student at Rastriya Madhyamik Vidyalaya Hattibang.

Two other children from the same family Sajan Chepang and Manita Chepang also became critically ill after eating the mushrooms and are undergoing treatment at Bharatpur Hospital. Sajan studies in Grade 3 and Manita in Grade 5 at the same school.

The family had eaten the mushrooms on Tuesday, but despite becoming ill, they remained at home. Villagers only learned about the incident after Namuna’s death on Friday morning. The two sick children were then rushed to the hospital with the help of local residents.

School principal Lok Bahadur Magar said he personally arranged transportation to take the children to Bharatpur Hospital after seeing them brought to a nearby health post.

According to senior physician and assistant medical superintendent Dr. Pramod Paudel, 12-year-old Manita Chepang remains in critical condition and is being prepared for ventilator support.

The children had eaten the wild mushrooms along with their parents, Shyam Bahadur and Padmamaya Chepang. Ward chairperson Santa Bahadur Magar said the parents are also being brought to the hospital, as symptoms in adults may appear later.