This site uses cookies

Dawlish News

My 'Killer' wasp sting

112
1
Webmaster
Webmaster
09 Dec 2006 00:00

A BUILDER told yesterday how he "died" three times after being stung in the mouth by a wasp. Jason Broom, 37, suffered anaphylactic shock when he was stung while sipping from a can of cider. Luckily, his frantic girlfriend Wendy Marriner, 41, found first-aiders Alan Belcher and Kelvin Hopton holidaying at the same caravan park. They gave Jason the kiss of life while waiting for an air ambulance in Dawlish, Devon. Jason, from Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, said: "My heart stopped twice and those two guys got it going again. If it was not for them I would have died." He spent four days in intensive care this August after his heart stopped again in the helicopter. He had no idea he was allergic to wasps and said: "I'm a lucky man." Alan and Kelvin were yesterday honoured by the Royal Humane Society for their efforts.

Comment Please sign in or sign up to post