The spider was suspected to have been a funnel web

Updated March 2 2021 - 8:45am, first published 8:30am
Child airlifted to Newcastle following spider bite
Child airlifted to Newcastle following spider bite

A toddler has been flown to John Hunter Hospital following a suspected funnel web spider bite.

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