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Man attacked by wasp swarm

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STUNG: The Lowe Corporation REscue Helicopter attended an incident where a man was stung by a swarm of wasps in Porangahau today. PHOTO FILE

STUNG: The Lowe Corporation REscue Helicopter attended an incident where a man was stung by a swarm of wasps in Porangahau today. PHOTO FILE

A man has suffered an anaphylactic shock after being attacked by a swarm of wasps today.

It's understood he was chainsawing a log of wood when he accidentally cut through a wasp nest on a rural property in Porangahau at about 9am.

He was flown to Hawke's Bay Hospital by Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter in a stable condition, for further treatment.

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