Yet another person has died from eating a toxic variety of mushroom that has been blooming recently in California — bringing the state’s death toll to four, health officials said. The latest victim is a Contra Costa County man who died Tuesday after consuming highly dangerous death cap mushrooms. Yet another person has died from eating a toxic variety of mushroom that has been blooming recently in California. Officials warn that under no circumstances should people eat wild mushrooms, underscoring the “only safe mushrooms to eat are from grocery stores or markets.”Officials warn that under no circumstances should people eat wild mushrooms. Getty Images/500pxThe horror of the death cap lies in its deceptive symptoms.