
A Ukrainian man has died of a heart attack after being chased by wasps on a beach in southern Italy, according to local media.
The 47-year-old, who hasn’t been publicly identified, was an engineer who was used to traveling around Europe for work, Il Messaggero reported. At the time of the incident, he was on holiday in Crotone, in the region of Calabria, which was the site of a shipwreck last year in which 94 migrants lost their lives.
The man was visiting family members living in the Italian town, according to the reports. He was at the beach when he was attacked by wasps, believed to have been nesting in the nearby vegetation. Witnesses said that the man, who was reportedly allergic to bee and wasp stings, started running away, seeking…