FATAL SUPPER: SINGAPOREAN JUMPS FROM HIS HOTEL ROOM AFTER EATING ‘MAGIC MUSHROOMS’ IN BALI

BALI – A 23-year-old Singaporean has died after falling from his hotel room on Indonesia’s Bali island.

Bali

Island in Indonesia

Bali is an Indonesian island known for its forested volcanic mountains, iconic rice paddies, beaches and coral reefs. The island is home to religious sites such as cliffside Uluwatu Temple. To the south, the beachside city of Kuta has lively bars, while Seminyak, Sanur and Nusa Dua are popular resort towns. The island is also known for its yoga and meditation retreats.

Area: 2,232 mi²

Capital: Denpasar

Population: 4.225 million (2014)

Peak: Mount Agung

The student, identified by Indonesian media as Ong Chee Seng, reportedly fell from the Hotel Terrace in Badung, Bali, over the weekend.

Indonesian news site Tribun Bali reported on Monday that Mr Ong had reportedly eaten magic mushrooms – psilocybin mushrooms which have hallucinogenic effects – mixed with orange juice.

Terrace at Kuta Hotel 

4.264 Google reviews

3-star hotel

Address: Jl. Benesari No.2, Kuta, Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361, Indonesia

Phone: +62 361 3012888

His body was found in a lane behind Hotel Akmani, Jalan Legian Kuta Badung, and taken to BIMC hospital in Kuta.

Psilocybin mushroom
Fungus
Psilocybin mushrooms, also known as psychedelic mushrooms, are mushrooms that contain the psychedelic compounds psilocybin, psilocin and baeocystin. Common colloquial terms include magic mushrooms and shrooms. Wikipedia
Representative species

Magic mushrooms , Liberty cap , Psilocybe cyanescens ,Psilocybe mexicana , 
Panaeolus cyanescens

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A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told The Straits Times on Monday night that the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta “is rendering consular assistance to the family of the deceased Singaporean”.

– ANN