2 hikers dead and 9 injured after getting stung by hornets in New Taipei trail
2 hikers dead and 9 injured after getting stung by hornets in New Taipei trail
2023-09-21
Two hikers died and another nine were injured after getting stung by hornets at a mountain trail in New Taipei’s Ruifang District. Experts say it’s likely that the group was stung by the Asian hornet, whose venom can trigger severe allergic reactions. The hornet nest has yet to be found. For now, the New Taipei government has closed off all access routes to the hiking path.
Twenty hikers were on a trip in New Taipei’s Ruifang District when they were attacked by a swarm of hornets.
After examining the wounds, a hornet expert determined the group had fallen victim to the Asian hornet. The encounter left seven hikers with mild injuries, two with severe injuries, and two others dead.
Witness
A hornet stung one of the hikers, who then tried to ward them off using a hand fan. Then the hornets began targeting the hiker, more and more started showing up. We ran off. The people in front rushed away, but several people in the back got strung. They ended up lying on the ground, maybe because of the stings or because they tripped. Later over the phone they said more than 100 hornets had attacked four people. It was terrifying.
Witness
Someone got stung. They said it hurt, and they weren’t sure what it was, so they tried to wave it off.
A sting from an Asian hornet can cause severe injury and death in humans. A protein in the hornet’s venom combines with a protein in the human body, potentially triggering a strong allergic reaction. In severe cases, the reaction doesn’t stop at the skin. The venom can cause swelling inside the body, making it difficult to breathe and inducing kidney and liver inflammation. It can even result in immediate death.
Yang Shu-fang
New Taipei animal protection office
The Ruifang District office has closed off all six access routes to the trail. Hornets do tend to be more aggressive in autumn. We have urged the general public to not go to hard-to-reach areas in the outskirts and to not enter grassy or forested areas, as that’s where hornets tend to gather in the fall season.
The New Taipei government has shut the six entrances to the Bafenliao Hiking Trail. It says that autumn is hornet breeding season, and as such the insects may be more aggressive. To reduce chances of attack, hikers are advised to not wear bright colors or perfume. If a hornet approaches, trying to swat it away could result in a painful attack.
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瑞芳登山團蜂螫2死9傷 八分寮步道6登山口封鎖
2023-09-21
新北市瑞芳山區，週三發生虎頭蜂攻擊事件，20名山友前往登山，不幸造成2死9傷，兇手就是黃腳虎頭蜂，而且起碼上百隻，不過，經過數小時搜索，沒有找到蜂巢，就怕再有山友發生意外，已經封鎖八分寮步道的六個登山口。
20名山友，一起去瑞芳山區爬山，卻突然遭到上百隻虎頭蜂，群起攻擊。
捕蜂達人觀察傷者傷口，證實兇手就是黃腳虎頭蜂，7人輕傷、2人重傷，還有2人不幸喪命。
[[目擊民眾]]
“就一隻叮了一個山友，叮了一個山友之後，他就拿扇子要自己搧，虎頭蜂可能就攻擊他還怎樣，就好幾隻越來越多隻，我們就趕快跑，前面趕快走，後面就好幾個人被叮到，被叮到可能腳絆倒躺在哪裡。後來電話聯絡說是，100多隻攻擊那4個，就很恐怖。”
[[目擊民眾]]
“叮到一個人啊，他就痛啊說，唉呦是什麼，所以手就去撥。”
這回被虎頭蜂叮咬，死傷慘重，因為蜂毒蛋白質，會和人體蛋白質結合，造成嚴重的過敏反應。嚴重的話，不止皮膚，連全身內部都會水腫，導致難以呼吸，也會造成肝腎毒性，甚至有立即死亡的風險。
[[新北動保處處長 楊淑方]]
“瑞芳公所已經把所有的六個出入口都已經先封鎖起來，那由於虎頭蜂在秋季確實是比較兇猛，其實我們呼籲民眾在這段時間，千萬不要到人煙罕至的郊區，或是雜草叢林的區域，因為這都是虎頭蜂，在秋天的一個最大聚集的處。”
動保處已經把八分寮步道，6個出入口全面封鎖，提醒秋季是虎頭蜂繁殖季節，攻擊性特別強，山友登山最好不要穿鮮豔衣服、噴香水，遇到虎頭蜂也不要揮手，才能避免遭到攻擊。
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