AAP General News (Australia)
04-14-2010
NSW: Authorities unsure if herbicide killed gardener
Authorities say it's still unknown whether a garden herbicide is responsible for a
Sydney man's death .. or he simply suffered a heart attack.
The 56-year-old was spraying his market garden at Horsley Park this morning .. when he collapsed.
Police have described the spray as a normal garden herbicide .. something stronger than Roundup.
Twenty-one people .. including family members .. neighbours and paramedics who tried
to revive the man .. have undergone decontamination as a precaution.
An autopsy will be carried out determine the cause of the man's death.
AAP RTV ct/evt/wz
KEYWORD: TOXIC (SYDNEY)
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