Overview
- Authorities say the 14-year-old ingested parts of a red foxglove on Saturday afternoon in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains near Bad Schandau.
- The girl's parents called emergency services at about 15:45, prompting a mountain rescue response.
- Bergwacht teams reached the location by quad, found the teenager responsive, and transferred her to a waiting ambulance.
- She was taken to hospital and was reported to have escaped serious harm, according to DRK spokesperson Kai Kranich.
- NABU emphasizes the plant’s extreme toxicity, noting that consuming two to three leaves can be fatal to humans.