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B.C. climber stung by wasps 100 times, rescued by helicopter

A climber in British Columbia was rescued by helicopter after being stung more than 100 times by wasps in backcountry north of Vancouver.

CBC News

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B.C. climber stung by wasps 100 times, rescued by helicopter
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Source mix

1 independent editorial domain

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Coverage

1 publication is covering this story.

How CurrentWire compiled this story

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Signal breakdown

CurrentWire ranked this story 75.5 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.

Freshness
31.5 of 35
Source authority
20 of 20
Coverage breadth
4 of 20
Geographic relevance
10 of 10
Story prominence
10 of 10
Velocity
0 of 5

Strongest signal: source authority, 20 of 20. How each signal is calculated.

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