Associated Press - April 24, 2009 9:14 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Authorities say no sign of tampering was found in bottles of water from a vending machine that apparently led a dozen students at a junior high school in Santa Clarita to complain of feeling sick.
Students at La Mesa Junior High School who said they drank from vended water bottles complained of nausea or discomfort yesterday. Principal Pete Fries says they were examined at hospitals and released.
Eighth-grader Cody Commons told KTLA-TV from a hospital that the water "was kind of cloudy" and "tasted kind of funny." He said a couple hours later he started feeling cramps.
FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller says "At this time, there's no evidence that the product was deliberately tampered with."
Officials say no additional illnesses were reported today.
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