Barely survived
Wasp invasion: Briton was stung 160 times
Andrew Powell (57) from Wales was attacked by a swarm of wasps in his home and suffered no less than 160 stings. He only survived the attack by sheer luck.
When the wasps invaded his house, Powell desperately tried to escape - but the wasps pursued him. "I stumbled to the front of the house and into the shower, but they followed me," he told the BBC. He was later counted 15 stings on the back of his head alone. He lost consciousness shortly afterwards.
A friend discovered Powell and immediately took him to hospital, where he was given adrenaline, morphine and co-codamol for the pain. "If they hadn't done that, I would have been dead," he says.
Why did the wasps attack? A nearby farmer had accidentally destroyed a wasp nest while mowing, which sent the insects into a frenzy.
Powell is now recovering at home, but he is still weak and exhausted. "I haven't slept since the incident because the pain is too much," he explained. "If it wasn't for those wonderful nurses, I wouldn't be here now."
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