After playing an ouija board game, eleven kids were sent to the hospital after passing out and vomiting. Their instructors at the Agricultural Technical Institute in Hato, Colombia, discovered them in a hallway.
According to doctors, the students’ severe food poisoning caused their violent vomiting, muscle spasms, and other symptoms, the Mirror stated. The children, who ranged in age from 13 to 17, were taken urgently to the Manuela Beltrán Hospital in the Socorro neighborhood.
The kids had passed out, and when they were discovered, they were gasping for breath
They had been using an ouija board, which was marked with letters, numbers, and the words “yes,” “no,” “hello,” and “goodbye.” Each participant spells words or phrases by placing one finger on the planchette, a little heart-shaped piece of wood or plastic. It is utilized to make communication with the deceased.
The ouija board is a component of the investigation, according to Hato mayor Jose Pablo Toloza Rondón. He stated: “The kids had passed out, and when they were discovered, they were gasping for breath and drooling copiously.
The investigation is looking into whether or not it was an ouija board.” Others claim they drank water from a container, while others claim they emerged from a pool and were given food. After speaking with the kids, it was determined that they all drank water from the same glass.
Hospital del Socorro’s Juan Pablo Vargas Noguera, the emergency medical coordinator, said: “We went to El Hato and we found 11 patients, aged 13 to 17, who had vomiting, abdominal pain, and muscular spasms.
“Despite claims that playing with the Ouija board would have caused psychological changes in the kids, we were unable to detect any such changes. “The medical report states that food poisoning was the cause.”
Businessman Elijah Bond first made Ouija boards available for purchase in 1890
The Technical Institute’s administration stated that it would not make a decision until the facts had been discussed with the relevant authorities.
Businessman Elijah Bond first made Ouija boards available for purchase in 1890. Until American spiritualist Pearl Curran popularised the talking board as a diving aid during World War 1, the talking board was thought to be a parlor game unrelated to the paranormal.
From that point on, spiritualists claimed they could communicate with the dead. According to reports, an Ohio board used in 1886 for quick communications with spirits was very similar to the ouija board used today. (Ultram)
