What happened to the Kansas mom who was bitten by a spider at Cheney Lake?

Seeing 'Cheney Lake spider bites' trending. How serious was this, and what kind of spider was it?

Britagne Miller, a Kansas mother, was bitten by what's suspected to be a brown recluse spider while at a campfire during a family trip to Cheney Lake on May 28, 2026 — she says several spiders crawled onto her and bit her that night. The bite seemed minor at first, but four days later a bruise near one bite site on her calf became increasingly swollen and painful, and she went to the hospital. Doctors ended up removing nearly 300 milliliters of blood clots from the wound during surgery; her recovery was complicated by preexisting conditions, including two blood clotting disorders and a compromised liver. As of the most recent reporting, she's recovering at home and being evaluated for a possible liver transplant. According to Kansas wildlife officials, the state's two dangerous spiders are the black widow and the brown recluse — the brown recluse is common and found in most homes but rarely bites unless provoked (like being rolled onto in bed or trapped in a shoe), and while most bites cause only localized reactions, severe complications like Miller's, though uncommon, are possible.