Two women poisoned by cleaning solution at the Alamo Drafthouse in LaVista earlier this week say they are lucky to be alive.
Sara Baker and Dorothy Felker have been home recovering for the last two days. Both say they're each still experiencing a lot of pain in the chest and throat. Their doctors say they're lucky to be alive.
On Tuesday they stopped for lunch and ordered the same fruity cocktail off the menu. Baker said the liquor used in the drink is usually red, and she took a sip of the drink to try it.
"My entire mouth was burning, and the back of my throat was burning," she told 6 News. "I immediately felt it go all the way down into my stomach, and I'm going, 'Something is not right.' "
Felker said her reaction was instant and extreme. "It felt like I had swallowed lava with glass. It was like instant sandpaper on your tongue," she told 6 News..
Baker said they ended up in the bathroom vomiting profusely before learning what had been put in their drinks by one of the workers. "One of the servers came in and said, 'There was cleaner in your drink.' And she gave us two glasses of water and said, 'I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry,' " Baker says.
The two women rushed themselves to the hospital, experiencing throat burning, chest pain, and discomfort.
"It's unfathomable," Felker said, barely above a whisper. The incident caused her to lose her voice; she still struggles to speak.
The Nebraska Liquor Control Commision is investigating. Drafthouse management says the employee who served the drink was fired.
(Photo: 6 News)