Mum stung '108 times' as angry wasps invade popular West Midlands park

The woman needed hospital treatment while her own mum required an injection by paramedics after they came under attack in Birmingham

A mum has recalled how she was stung '108 times' after walking into a pack of 'angry wasps' in a West Midlands park popular with children. The woman was out in Sutton Park, Birmingham, with her mother and daughter when they came under attack on Wednesday morning (September 18).

She ended up having to go to hospital where doctors gave her steroids and antihistamines for her strings, she said, while her own mum required an 'epinephrine injection' by paramedics. The woman thanked a group of 'kind' runners and walkers who came to their aid during the terrifying incident.

She said they helped to look after her daughter while she went to look for her bag and phone that she had lost while fighting to keep the wasps off of them. The incident took place as they walked along the Jamboree Stone near Banners Gate.

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In an anonymous post on Facebook, she wrote: "Me and my mum wanted to say a huge thank you to the people who helped us in Sutton Park on Wednesday morning. We were walking along from the Jamboree Stone towards Banners Gate, through the trees and grass on a path, and unfortunately somehow walked into a path of angry wasps.

"Some kind runners, stopped to help and called an ambulance and some other walkers stopped and helped look after my little girl and go back towards where the wasps were to find my bag and phone that I lost trying to frantically get the wasps off my daughter and then me. They even got stung themselves, so I'm so incredibly grateful for your support and help."

She continued: "I ended up having to go to hospital for steroids and antihistamines and we counted 108 stings on me (not including the ones on my head that we can't see properly under my hair). And my mum is covered in stings too. I'm just so thankful these people called an ambulance and then got the ambulance to our location on foot to give my mum an epi injection."

The woman asked those who came to their aid to 'make themselves known' so she could send them a little gift to say thank you.

If you can make yourselves known on this post and I'll private message you as I'd love to send a little gift to say thank you. "We are so thankful for your help," she added.