UPDATE: A pastor is in a critical but stable condition almost two weeks after the suspected mushroom poisoning that claimed the life of his wife and two friends. 9News
Reverend Ian Wilkinson's family said the 68-year-old remained in Austin Hospital in Melbourne on Sunday afternoon as members of his rural community made extraordinary offers to help.
The pastor was one of four people who fell ill after eating a July 29 lunch police believe contained death cap mushrooms at Leongatha in Gippsland, an hour from Melbourne.Reverend Ian Wilkinson, a pastor at the Korumburra Baptist Church in Gippsland is the man fighting for life. His wife, Heather has died.
Erin Patterson, 48, hosted the meal for her former in-laws Don and Gail Patterson, as well as Gail's sister, Heather Wilkinson, and her husband, Ian.Erin, who did not get sick following the lunch, has has been questioned by detectives from the homicide squad and released without charge."We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Austin Hospital for their unwavering care and support during this challenging time," they said, in a statement.
South Gippsland Council said on Sunday people had been phoning to see if Ian needed anything, from moral support through to organs for the transplant.Don and Gail Patterson, victims of the suspected mushroom poisoning incident on July 29 in Leongatha, Victoria. The incident has focused attention on the dangers of the mushrooms known as "death caps", with medical expert Dr Nick Coatsworth telling"I'm not one for over exaggeration, but these are seriously dangerous things," he said.Continue reading
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