File photo of poisonous wild mushrooms. Napa County officials warned residents not to eat foraged mushrooms after three people were hospitalized. (California Department of Public Health via Bay City News)

Sonoma County health officials issued an advisory Thursday warning people away from eating wild mushrooms following the weekend death of a county resident. 

The county’s interim health officer Dr. Michael Stacey said early rains and a mild fall resulted in a bumper crop of wild, toxic death cap mushrooms in Northern California.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.