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Man jumps from 12 meters high to escape swarm of hornets in Vught

Summary by NL Times
An arborist was gravely injured today after he jumped from 12 meters high to escape an attack by a swarm of Asian Hornets. The man suffered severe, critical injuries from the impact of the 40-foot fall, as well as multiple stings. However, emergency responders noted that he remained conscious while being treated, the AD reported.

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A man was seriously injured on Wednesday afternoon while pruning trees because he fled from an attack by Asian hornets. The man was working in a cherry picker at a height of approximately 12 meters and jumped out of the platform to escape the hornets.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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A man who was pruning trees for the municipality of Vught was seriously injured after fleeing an attack by Asian hornets. Omroep Brabant reports this. The man was working in a cherry picker at a height of approximately 12 meters when he came across a nest. Reportedly, the hornets attacked the man, after which he jumped out of his cherry picker. The Asian hornet attack occurred in the early afternoon on Sint-Elisabethstraat in Vught. The man w…

·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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An employee of a tree care company was seriously injured in Vught on Wednesday afternoon after being suddenly attacked by Asian hornets while pruning. In a panic, he jumped out of the basket of a cherry picker positioned at a height of approximately 12 to 15 meters.

·Rotterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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A man was seriously injured on Wednesday afternoon when he was attacked by yellow-legged hornets while pruning a tree in Vught. According to Omroep Brabant, the man jumped from a cherry picker at a height of approximately 12 meters to escape the insects.

·Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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A man who was pruning trees for the municipality of Vught was seriously injured on Wednesday afternoon after fleeing an attack by Asian hornets. The man was working in a cherry picker at a height of approximately 12 meters when he stumbled upon a nest. Reportedly, the hornets attacked the man, after which he jumped down from his cherry picker. The Asian hornet attack occurred around one o'clock on Sint Elisabethstraat in Vught, opposite café De…

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Algemeen Dagblad broke the news in Rotterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
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