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.
4 Comments
CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 1d
Damn, was this person climbing over wasp nests?
ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 1d
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.
obelisk_complex@piefed.ca · 1 pts · 22h
I've heard cutting off the arm can help in some wilderness situations, is that an option here?
ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 19h
Yes. If you're alone, you might need to cut off both arms.