Woman Allegedly Dies Of Hornet Sting While Hiking In Penang
Police said a post-mortem will be carried out to determine the exact cause of death.
By Yap Wan Xiang — 17 Nov 2023, 12:27 PM
A woman died after reportedly being stung by hornets while hiking up Bukit Gambir in Bayan Lepas, Penang yesterday, 16 November
Penang Northeast district acting police chief Supt V Saravanan said the 58-year-old victim succumbed to her injuries en route to Penang Hospital during the 6pm incident, reported Bernama.
"Police received a report from a doctor at a hospital that a woman had been stung by hornets while hiking in the Bukit Gambir area.
"The victim died while being transported to the hospital. A post-mortem will be carried out tomorrow (17 November) to determine the exact cause of her death," Saravanan said last night.
Members of the public assisting the victim before paramedics arrived at the scene.
Image via China PressOn Thursday, a 10-second video clip garnered widespread attention on social media, depicting two individuals administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to an unconscious woman
Another posted by China Press shows about a dozen people carrying the victim out from a hiking trail to a tarmac road before preforming CPR on her.
Paramedics later arrived at the scene and she was seen being placed on a stretcher.
The video of the incident can be found below:
