Food dehydrator tested in mushroom poisoning investigation - 9News

Heather Wilkinson, her sister Gail Patterson, and Patterson's husband Don Patterson died after eating toxic wild mushrooms during a lunch on July 29.

A fourth person, Reverend Ian Wilkinson, who is a pastor at Korumburra Baptist Church and is Heather Wilkinson's husband, is fighting for life in hospital after also eating the mushrooms at the same meal.

A suspected mushroom poisoning has killed three people and left a fourth fighting for his life. (Nine)

He awaits a liver transplant.

It's understood the two couples were dining at the home of Erin Patterson, the Pattersons' daughter-in-law, when they were served the meal.

Homicide detectives are investigating the deaths but are yet to determine if the incident was suspicious.

Deadly death cap mushrooms are often found mainly near oak trees in the wild. (Nine / Arsineh Houspian)

Erin Patterson was questioned by police but has been released without charge.

Now, police are testing a dehydrator found at a local tip to see whether it was used to prepare the meal.

Police have said the matter is "very complex" but the symptoms suffered by the victims match those caused by death cap mushrooms.

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