An elderly woman died after drinking ``makgeolli,'' a traditional rice wine, that was suspected of being poisoned. Three others are receiving medical treatment.
The four people in their 50s and 70s broke down vomiting after having the wine together at a riverside in Suncheon, South Jeolla Province, around 9:10 a.m. Monday. They were taking a break during a clean-up operation led by the local ward office.
Among them, a 56-year-old, identified as Choi, died while being transferred to the hospital. Two others are unconscious, while another woman, who spat out the liquor because of the bad smell, is suffering from a stomachache and receiving treatment.
The victims had been participating in the clean-up work since 8 a.m. Choi brought two bottles of makgeolli from her home and bought three more bottles to share with her colleagues. They drank the wine brought from her home first. The wine in question had a strong odor and blue color, according to police.
The most recent article, though, from this morning says three are dead and seven sick.
2 comments:
That's depressing. I've been told by a few people that makkeoli is heck of a lot riskier to home brew than other beers.
Let me see if I understand this. They started work at 8am (The victims had been participating in the clean-up work since 8 a.m.) They took a "Lets get a buzz on" break at 9:10am. Does anyone else see something wrong with this picture?
Granted, the makgeolli would have been just as toxic at 5pm, so I guess I am just spitting hairs here, but still.....
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