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Helicopter rescue for B.C. climber stung by wasps 100 times (www.castanet.net)

submitted 3 weeks ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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A climber in British Columbia was rescued by helicopter after being stung more than 100 times by wasps in backcountry north of Vancouver.

Lions Bay Search and Rescue says in a social media post on Tuesday that the female climber was on Redoubt Wall near Loggers Creek when she encountered the insects.

Lions Bay Search and Rescue says they requested a helicopter extraction by North Shore Rescue as it was clear the climber would not be able to hike out.

Rescuers were dropped to the site to help airlift the climber through heavy tree canopy, and they were transferred to BC Emergency Health Services for care.

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[–] CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Damn, was this person climbing over wasp nests?

[–] ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Put your hand in a nest on a climb and your options are fall to your death or hang on and get stung to shit.