Parents praised for first aid efforts after son was bitten by funnel web spider

Madeline Crittenden
January 11 2018 - 5:30pm
Seven-year-old Riley Schmidt from Hill Top was bitten by this funnel web on January 7.
Seven-year-old Riley Schmidt from Hill Top was bitten by this funnel web on January 7.

A quick-thinking mum and dad saved their son from the wrath of a deadly spider last week. 

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Madeline Crittenden

Madeline Crittenden is a journalist for Fairfax Media at the South Coast Register.

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