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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Adrienne Martinez

Why Multiple Spider Bites at Cheney Lake Left a Kansas Mother of Four Fighting for Her Life in Hospital

A family campfire at Cheney Lake preceded a medical emergency that left Kansas mother Britagne Miller fighting for her life. (Credit: Pexels/Lorenzo Manera)

A Kansas mother of four was left fighting for her life after suspected spider bites at Cheney Lake developed into a medical emergency involving blood clots, infections and liver failure.

Britagne Miller, from Goddard, Kansas, said she was enjoying a family campfire at the lake on 28 May when multiple spiders crawled over her, leaving bites across her body. Four days later, a painful bruise appeared near one of the bites on her calf and continued to swell.

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