An American teacher and his teenage son have been killed in a horrifying hornet attack while ziplining at a resort in Laos.

Daniel Owen, 47, and his 15-year-old son Cooper died after being swarmed by hundreds of Asian giant hornets, while on an eco-adventure near the tourist city of Luang Prabang, The Times reported, citing a source close to U.S. diplomats in Laos.

One source said the hornets descended on the pair and their local guide as they struggled to lower themselves from a tree platform.

“Their whole bodies were covered in red spots. It was very, very painful. A lot of stings, more than 100, over the whole body,” said Phanomsay Phakan, a doctor at Phakan Arocavet Clinic, where the victims were first treated. “I thought already that it’s a very dangerous situation because I had

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