Wasp attack takes child’s life

February 3, 2023 at 10:20 AM

A 12-year-old child has died in a wasp attack reported in the Komariya area in the Uhana Police Division yesterday (02).

The Police stated that the child had been attacked by wasps after an eagle had disturbed a wasp nest last afternoon.

The child who was admitted to the Ampara Hospital following the wasp attack had died while receiving treatment.

The deceased is a 12-year-old boy and a resident of Komariya, Uhana. 

The Uhana Police is conducting further investigations. (NewsWire)