Critically ill teen among six in hospital after ingesting unknown substance
A 15-year-old boy is in a critical condition and another five teenagers are also in hospital after they ingested an unknown substance in north Queensland.
Sep 30, 2021, updated Sep 30, 2021
Emergency services were called to a home on Malcomson St, North Mackay, about 10.55am on Thursday.
Police say six teenagers – three boys and three girls – at the property needed medical treatment after ingesting a substance.
One boy, aged 15, is in a critical condition in hospital.
Police have declared a crime scene with detectives and scientific officers trying to identify the substance the teens ingested.
More to come.
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