The Daily News
ALBION — State investigators are looking into the apparent poisoning last week of a corrections officer at Orleans Correctional Facility.
The incident, which took place Wednesday afternoon, left the officer hospitalized for two days. It is not yet clear when he will be able to return to work.
The corrections officer took a sip from a store-bought drink that he had been consuming throughout the day, and immediately noticed burning in his throat and became violently ill. The officer was initially taken to Medina Memorial Hospital and later transported to Buffalo General, where he stayed for two days with pain in his mouth, throat, esophagus and stomach.
Testing on the drink found PH-levels three-to-five times higher when compared to an untainted sample. The dorm at the Orleans Correctional Facility where the incident took place was locked down and searched immediately after the officer became ill. The New York State Police and Inspector General’s Office are now assisting with the investigation as well.
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