Man, 86, Stung 1,000 Times in Bee Swarm; 3 Others Also Stung
Bees stung an 86-year-old man more than 1,000 times Saturday and attacked three other people after the man disturbed a 10-foot-tall hive as he mowed his lawn.
J. C. Johnson, his son, a police officer and an emergency worker were taken to the hospital. Police quarantined a 10-block area while beekeepers destroyed the hive.
The bees attacked Johnson and then stung his 59-year-old son about 500 times as he tried to help his father. Both were in stable condition Sunday at a hospital.
The officer and the emergency rescue worker were treated at the hospital and released, officials said.
Johnson disturbed the bees when he bumped the wall of a building next door. The hive was between the frame and paneling.
Beekeepers estimated that 75,000 bees were in the hive.
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