Mackay teenager dies, five others hospitalised after ingesting ‘substance’
A teenage boy has died after ingesting an unknown substance with five other teens in north Queensland.
Police attend the Mackay house where a group of youths ingested substance that have left one dead and three others in hospital (Photo: ABC)
Emergency services were called to a home on Malcomson St, North Mackay, just before 11am on Thursday.
Police say the six teenagers – three boys and three girls – had to be taken to hospital after ingesting the substance.
One boy, aged 15, was in critical condition and police said he had died on Friday morning.
A 12-year-old girl and two boys, aged 15 and 16, remain in a stable condition.
Another boy and girl, both 15, were discharged yesterday afternoon.
A Queensland Police spokesperson said investigations into the circumstances of the boy’s death continued and police would prepare a report for the coroner.
Detectives have declared a crime scene and scientific officers trying to identify the substance.
