Branson Riley Carlisle : 5-year-old Albertville boy dies from brown recluse bite

Branson Riley Carlisle, 5, died Sunday at a hospital in Albertville after being bitten by a brown recluse spider.

Family pastor Jeff Stanford tells WHNT-TV the boy was bitten by a brown recluse spider on Sunday morning.

Stanford says the boy was immediately taken to a hospital but his condition continued to worsen. He died hours later.

A funeral home worker confirmed the cause of death to The Associated Press.

The boy is survived by his mother and father, grandparents, aunts and uncles.

Agencies/Canadajournal