Young Actor Dies of Monkshood Poisoning

Andre Noble, a 25 year-old actor from Newfoundland, died July 30 after coming in contact with a poisonous plant on an outing to Silver Fox Island near his family's home in Centreville. A medical examiner in Newfoundland confirmed that poison from a monkshood (aconite) plant caused the death.

It is not known how the actor came in contact with the toxin (as little as five millilitres of sap from the plant can kill an adult. He was a vegetarian and had consumed wild plants while exploring the island with friends. The plant is sometimes mistaken for wild parsley. Poisoning can also occur through skin contact.

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Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 1:13 PM on August 10, 2004

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