A woman, believed to be British, has died after being stung by a wasp in a Costa Blanca restaurant.
The 67-year-old is said to have suffered anaphylactic shock in the incident at the eaterie in the municipality of Teulada-Moraira a short drive north of the holiday resort of Benidorm.
Paramedics tried to save her by performing CPR on her but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Local press are reporting she was a British national who lived in the area and was with family and friends at the time.
The tragedy happened around 2pm on Monday afternoon.
A British woman who answered the phone at the sports bar and grill identified locally as the place where it had occurred said: “I’m sorry but we’re not allowed to say anything.”
The most severe reactions to wasp stings are referred to as anaphylaxis.
It occurs when your body goes into shock in response to wasp venom.
A Sunday cyclist died in a freak accident in Spain last April after swallowing a bee while out on a bike ride with friends.
Local reports at the time said the 59-year-old went into cardiac arrest after the insect stung him in the throat and he suffered an allergic reaction to the poison in the sting.
He was on the CV-505 running between the towns of Algamesi and Albalat, around an hour’s drive north of Teulada-Moraira, in the neighbouring province of Valencia.
Police could not be immediately reached to confirm reports the woman at the centre of the latest tragedy was British.
