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One American teacher And his teenage son was killed by a mob hundreds of horns Ziplining during the holidays laos,
Daniel Owen, 47, and his 15-year-old son Cooper died on October 15 while visiting an eco-adventure resort near the northern town. Luang Prabang,
A source close to two US diplomats in Laos said they were attacked by hundreds of Asian giant hornets as they tried to climb down from a tree. many times,
Their bodies were “covered with red spots” after the “very, very painful” attack, Phanomse Phakan, a doctor at the Phakan Arokwet clinic where the father and son were taken, told the newspaper.
He said, “A lot of stings all over the body, more than a hundred. I already thought it was a very dangerous situation because I had never seen it that bad.”
Following the incident, father and son arrived at the Fank Clinic conscious and showing no signs of anaphylactic shock – an allergy disorder that can kill people stung by bees, wasps and hornets. However he died a few hours after being taken to Luang Prabang Provincial Hospital.
Mr Owen was the director of QSI International School in Haiphong, Vietnam, and was believed to be on holiday in Laos.
The organization said it was “deeply saddened” to learn of the deaths of Mr Owen and his son.
“Dan dedicated 18 years to QSI, serving at five different schools and impacting countless lives with his warmth, leadership and unwavering commitment to education,” a post on Facebook said.
“He was much loved in our community and will be greatly missed. Our sincere condolences go out to the Owen family and all who knew and loved him.”
Dozens of people who knew father and son through school, work and vacations commented on the post and paid tribute to them.
Former colleague Julija Z wrote: “Dan was a wonderful director here in Minsk. He did a lot for many people. If we needed help we could always go to chat with him and Dan would do whatever he could to help.”
“His son Cooper will also be missed, it’s still hard to accept or even understand all of this.”
Former student Anoushka Mahar said she will “never forget the extra time and effort Mr. Owen spent with me as I wanted to go to university, but accepted that I could not afford higher education.”
Josh Gaines said: “I had my first best friend when I moved abroad to Kazakhstan. We left each other’s positive quotes on each other’s blackboards every day. The world lost two good people.”
Green Jungle Park, where the incident occurred, expressed its “deepest condolences” and said it had reviewed all existing procedures in a statement Many times. Independent The park has been contacted for further comment.
Asian giant hornets are the largest hornets in the world, and are native to tropical parts of East Asia, South Asia, mainland Southeast Asia, and parts of the Russian Far East. In recent years they have spread to countries in Western Europe, including Britain.
They are responsible for dozens of deaths each year due to the power of their 6 mm sting, which emits a particularly powerful venom containing mastoperon-M – a toxin commonly found in wasp venom.
Last month in Spain, a man died after accidentally stepping on a hornets’ nest in the Galicia region. Two others died that same month.
Last year the US Department of Agriculture announced that the insect – also known as the ‘murder hornet’ – had been eliminated from the country. It was declared eradicated in the US five years after it was first observed in Washington state, near the Canadian border.
British Beekeepers Association spokesman Ian Campbell said many times The danger of being stung by a hornet can vary from person to person, and “no limit has been set for the number of stings”.
Independent The US Embassy in Laos has been contacted for comment.