Two people died and more than 40 others contracted a possible foodborne illness after eating at a sushi restaurant in Montana.

Sixty-four-year-old Donna Ventura and 74-year-old William Lewis died after dining on 17 April at the now-closed Dave's Sushi restaurant in Bozeman. The victims ordered the "special roll," which contained salmon and morel mushrooms, local news station KBZK reported.

Following an investigation by the FDA and the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, it was determined that the morel mushrooms served at the restaurant were cultivated in China, shipped to a distributor in California, and then sent to multiple states. At this time, no other states have reported outbreaks.

Ventura was taken to the Bozeman Health Deaconess Regional Medical Center on the day she ate at the restaurant after collapsing at her home. She went into cardiac arrest and experienced organ failure, ultimately dying 13 days after dining at Dave's Sushi.

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WAS one of my favorite restaurants in Brozman.

With all the goddamn mushrooms sourced right here in the State - what the fuck were they thinking? Chinese food imported and resold to customers?

Dang. That’s horrible.

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