Firefighters Rescue Man Attacked By Bee Swarm
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Firefighters Rescue Man Attacked By Bee Swarm
Central Texas firefighters Thursday used a stream from a high-pressure hose to rescue a man who was attacked by a swarm of bees as he mowed an overgrown lot.
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(June 12, 2008)—Waco firefighters used a stream of foam and water from a high-pressure hose to rescue a man who was attacked by a swarm of bees Thursday morning as he mowed an overgrown lot.

The man, whose name was not immediately released, evidently struck a hive as he used a tractor to and shredder to mow the lot, at the intersection of Highway 6 and West Waco Drive near the Foxworth-Galbraith Building Materials Center.

As the bees attacked, Connie Joe Allen jumped off the tractor and attempted to escape, but got only about 30 feet before the bees covered him.

He collapsed, covered with bees.

Two Foxworth-Galbraith workers saw him, but because of the bees could not reach him.

When emergency crews arrived, the man was lying on his back with a ball cap on his face, covered with thousands of bees, a witness said.

Despite the attack, the man was conscious and talking and was able, with assistance, to rise to his feet and walk to a nearby ambulance as a firefighter directed a stream of water and foam on him and other firefighters.

He was taken to Providence Health Center in Waco.

Information about his condition was not immediately available.

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Posted by: Sean Location: Waco on Jun 13, 2008 at 03:26 PM

Jonathan need Hooked On Phonics in a bad way.
Posted by: anon on Jun 13, 2008 at 12:44 PM

No Name, the same thing happened to my daughter (5 years old at the time) at a baseball game. She picked up her soda, took a drink, and spit out a bee. She got stung under her tongue. It took three of us holding her down to get the stinger out. Now everyone we know looks in their can before they drink. Fortunately she wasn't allergic but that didn't mean much to her. All she knew was that her tongue hurt soooo bad she was uncontrollable. Glad the guy was able to get up and walk to the ambulance, could've been a whole lot worse.
Posted by: Me, Myself & Irene Location: Waco on Jun 13, 2008 at 11:50 AM

I am in charge of a facility that had a nest of bees in our tool shed. Those bees ran off a Groundskeeper mowing a yard behind us. I locked down the tool shed and gave explicit instructions for clients and staff to NOT go in the shed until the bee problem was resolved. To Laura: I am so, so, sorry about your dog and I am so, so, sorry about anyone that encountered those horrible, horrible, murderous killer bees. May God comfort the man in this story.
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