A woman has been killed by a swarm of fire ants the day after her mother died.

Her family have planned a double funeral for which they have set up a GoFundMe page.

They have currently raised $1,670 (£1,142) of the $5,000 (£3,419) target.

Kayln Rolan from Wetumpka in Alabama was using her phone to organise her mother's funeral on a haystack when the fire ants attacked.

The mother of two, 29, suffered a severe reaction and started swelling to the point she couldn't breathe.

Mrs Rolan died despite her husband attempting to save her by taking off her clothes.

The victim's mother-in-law, Sheila Rolan said: "She died in my son's arms. I can only imagine what he's going through right now, you know, and then having to save her mother too.

"I wish I could do more for him, I wish I could take that load off of him."

A fire ant colony (Getty Images)

She added: "Having to bury two people, even on both sides, trying to come up with money its hard."