A South Surrey family is raising concerns after their 10-year-old boy suffered a life-threatening anaphylactic shock while playing in the long grass in a city park behind their home. Wade Oxley, 10, demonstrates how to use the EpiPen he carries with him for his nut and grass allergies. "Parks staff understand that direct contact with the tall grass in the Bayview Woods Park meadow was the cause of the allergic reaction. Paul Oxley says a large part of the grass at Bayview Woods Park has been left unmowed by the City of Surrey. (Harman/CBC News)However, the Oxley parents say only part of the grass has been mowed and the trimmings haven't been contained.

Source: CBC News August 13, 2020 10:52 UTC