PRESS ASSOCIATION -- A pensioner has died after being attacked by a swarm of wasps.
The woman, in her 70s, suffered a cardiac arrest after the incident in Galleywood, near Chelmsford, Essex, just after 1pm on Sunday. A man was also taken to hospital.
An ambulance spokeswoman said: "It appears that the cardiac arrest was caused by the attack.
"We took her to Broomfield Hospital by land ambulance with air ambulance medics escorting.
"The man, whose age is not available, was also taken to Broomfield Hospital by land ambulance, suffering minor wasp stings."
A spokesman for Essex Police said: "We can confirm that at 1.15pm on Sunday we received a report that a man and woman had been stung by wasps and the woman had collapsed.
"She was taken to hospital but sadly died. The matter is now in the hands of the Essex Coroner and it is expected that an inquest will be held into the woman's death."