Mum tells of horrifying moment she was stung ‘108 times’ by swarm of wasps

A woman has shared the terrifying moment she was attacked by a swarm of “angry wasps” as she enjoyed a day out with her mother and daughter at a park in Birmingham. 

Posting on social media, the lady recalled how the nightmare unfolded as the trio entered Sutton Park, in Birmingham, on the morning of September 18. 

BirminghamLive reports the woman said she received so many stings she had to be taken to hospital, while her own mum needed an “epinephrine injection”, also known as adrenaline, used to treat severe allergic reactions. 

Posting on Facebook the mum revealed: “Me and my mum wanted to say a huge thank you to the people who helped us in Sutton Park on Wednesday morning.

“We were walking along from the Jamboree Stone towards Banners Gate, through the trees and grass on a path, and unfortunately somehow walked into a path of angry wasps.

“Some kind runners, stopped to help and called an ambulance and some other walkers stopped and helped look after my little girl and go back towards where the wasps were to find my bag and phone that I lost trying to frantically get the wasps off my daughter and then me.

“They even got stung themselves, so I’m so incredibly grateful for your support and help.”

She continued: “I ended up having to go to hospital for steroids and antihistamines and we counted 108 stings on me (not including the ones on my head that we can’t see properly under my hair).

“And my mum is covered in stings too. I’m just so thankful these people called an ambulance and then got the ambulance to our location on foot to give my mum an epi injection.”

The woman asked those who came to their aid to “make themselves known” so she could send them a little gift to say thank you.

She added: “If you can make yourselves known on this post and I’ll private message you as I’d love to send a little gift to say thank you. We are so thankful for your help.”

According to charity Allergy UK, most people are allergic to either wasp or bee stings, but it is “unusual to be allergic to both”. 

It added: “While most reactions to bee and wasp stings are mild, severe allergic reactions can sometimes occur as a result of a bee or wasp sting, however deaths from stings are extremely rare.”