Attack in the forest
Hornet attack: Twelve injured on a school trip in Oer-Erkenschwick
Hornets are actually considered peaceful – but school classes were still stung
© Patrick Pleul / DPA
Two first graders were injured by hornets during a trip to a nature park. The twelve students and teachers who were stung had to be cared for by numerous rescue workers.
At around 10:30 a.m., the first group reported to the fire brigade control center in the Recklinghausen district and reported that five girls and boys had suffered insect bite injuries from hornets. Since the primary school class was traveling in the Haard forest area and, according to the callers’ descriptions, there were no states of shock or anything similar, the control center agreed on a meeting point at the edge of the forest. Several ambulances and emergency doctors arrived – but after a short examination they gave the all-clear.
Rescue workers were already on their way back
Shortly after the emergency services left the group, the second group reported that they had also been attacked. This time, six children and an adult companion fell victim to the hornets. The emergency services turned around. “Fortunately, in all cases it was just simple stitches,” said a fire department spokesman. The district forester and the security service then secured the danger area.
Sources: dpa, “t-online”, “Press portal”