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Woman dies after being stung by hornets in Bukit Gambir

17 Nov 2023 09:00am
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GEORGE TOWN - A woman hiking in the Bukit Gambir area here died after she was believed to have been stung by hornets today.

Northeast District acting police chief Supt V. Saravanan said that in the 6 pm incident, the 58-year-old woman died on her way to Penang Hospital.

"Police received a report from a doctor at the hospital that a woman had been stung by hornets while hiking in the Bukit Gambir area.

"The victim died while being transported to the hospital. A post-mortem will be carried out tomorrow to determine the exact cause of her death," he said when contacted tonight.

Earlier, a 10-second video clip went viral on social media depicting two individuals performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a woman lying unconscious. - BERNAMA

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