Tea pluckers hospitalized after wasp attack

Tea pluckers hospitalized after wasp attack

June 29, 2012   04:03 pm

A group of tea pluckers in the Norwood area were hospitalized after being attacked by a swarm of wasps today.

Twelve females had sustained injuries from the wasp attack, which occurred when a wasp nest on a tea bush was accidentally disrupted.

Eight of the injured tea pluckers are currently receiving treatment at the Hatton District Hospital.


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