Virginia Teenager Hospitalized After Touching a Giant Hogweed Plant

Virginia Teenager Hospitalized After Touching a Giant Hogweed Plant
Alex Childress's arm after contact with sap from a hogweed plant on July 10, 2018. GoFundMe
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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A Virginia teenager was rushed to the hospital after touching a giant hogweed plant while working at his summer job.

Alex Childress, 17, was working at his landscaping job on Tuesday in the Fredericksburg area when he came across a large plant with white flowers that he believed was a weed.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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