About To Harvest Rambutan, An Elderly Man On A High Cliff Dies After Being Stung By A Horde Of Wasps

MEDAN - A swarm of wasps stung SMT Tambunan (81) in a rambutan field in Bagelen Village, Padang Hilir District, Tebing Tinggi City, North Sumatra.

At the time of the incident, the victim was about to harvest rambutan fruit in his garden. Residents who saw the incident tried to help the victim. But unfortunately, ST's life was not saved.

"He (ST) actually harvests rambutan every day. I saw him come and chase wasps with fire from the rambutan tree with a pole," said Aikal, a witness who witnessed ST being attacked by a swarm of wasps, Thursday, July 29.

He explained that before he fell to the ground, the witness heard screams coming from the garden. When he saw it, it turned out that ST was running to avoid being chased by hundreds of wasps that he chased away.

"Suddenly I heard screams and saw him running under the swarm of wasps. He then fell and was unconscious until he died," he said.

Seeing the victim fall, Aikal and other neighbors tried to help him and reported the incident to the Padang Hilir Police.

Not long ago, the Inafis Tebing Tinggi Police team arrived at the location equipped with personal protective equipment.

Officers immediately evacuated ST and took his body to the Bhayangkara Hospital in Tebing Tinggi City for a post-mortem.