India, Feb. 12 -- Philippine officials have urged the public to exercise caution after a food influencer allegedly died from consuming a poisonous crustacean known locally as a "devil crab," according to a report by the New York Post.

Emma Amit, 51, ate the toxic shellfish while filming a social media video near her home in Puerto Princesa, a coastal city in Palawan province, The Post reported. The clip allegedly showed Amit and her friends harvesting shellfish in a mangrove forest on February 4 before cooking the catch in coconut milk.

In the video, she is seen biting into a sea snail prepared alongside other marine creatures in what appeared to be a seafood stew.

A day later, Amit fell severely ill, reportedly suffering convulsions w...