Woman Reportedly Dies After Eating 'Deadly' Puffer Fish Delicacy

Woman Reportedly Dies After Eating 'Deadly' Puffer Fish Delicacy

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An 83-year-old woman has died after eating a puffer fish in Johor, Malaysia. The incident took place on March 25 and her husband, 84, is still recovering in the ICU after dining on the delicacy.

"They cleaned and cooked the fish for lunch at around 3 p.m, the woman started shivering and having breathing difficulties," Ling Tian Soon, Johor health and unity committee chairman said, local news outlet The Star reported on Thursday. "Her husband also began displaying similar symptoms about an hour later."