SURAT THANI: Seven Russian tourists fell ill reportedly after eating wild fruit in a park in this southern province on Sunday. Five of them were admitted to hospitals.
The Bantakhun-Phanom rescue foundation was informed at 1.33pm on Sunday that a group of seven Russian tourists fell ill in the Khao Na Nai Luang Dharma Park in Phanom district.
The tourists were half-conscious, suffered chest pain and vomiting. Five tourists agreed to receive treatment at hospital.
Rescue workers sent four of them to Phanom Hospital. Two of them developed hypersalivation and two others vomited excessively. Another tourist was admitted to Bantakhun Hospital with chest pain and excessive vomiting.
Police said the group of Russian tourists arrived on a chartered vehicle from Khao Lak, Phangnga province.
During their visit to the Khao Na Nai Luang Dharma Park, they ate ebony fruits and fell ill. Local health officials were checking the poison in their bodies.
Two tourists suffered severe dehydration and were under close watch at Phanom Hospital.
The fruit that the tourists ate. Bantakhun-Phanom rescue foundation