Killer Bee Attack On Old Woman in California Leaves Her Recovering In Hospital
Now, desert residents who are near the location of the killer bee attack are in shambles and traumatized.
The elderly woman involved is a 71-year-old lady who got stung about 1,000 times by 75,000 killer bees in Palm Desert, according to an official. The official added that five fire fighters and a few neighbors were also stung before the dangerous hive could be removed after the Thursday night's killer bee attack.
The incident has left people living in the community still shaken up by the Africanized honey bees' attack.
Resident Galye Clark told KESQ-TV in an interview, "Hopefully they are gone for good." Apparently, this is not the first time that the killer bees have been "hanging around" the Palm Desert neighbourhood and posed a threat of a killer bee attack.
Clark added in the interview, "We used to have a fountain in our front courtyard and every year the bees would return two or three times and build a hive inside the fountain and my husband would get rid of the bees and they kept returning."
The TV station reported that the Africanized bees, also known as killer bees, stung the 71-year-old woman who was visiting from out of state.
Cal Fire Battalion Chief Mark Williams said, "She seemed to be stable yet she seemed to be in pain. Her husband was overly appreciative. He was willing to donate right there immediately on the spot to the fire department."
The Riverside County Sheriff's department has already sent out a reverse 911 call in order to warn the people in the area to stay inside their homes for the meantime in order to avoid any more killer bee attack.
Loewen said he hopes the incident doesn't happen again.
Killer Bee attack is a serious incident and should be taken into consideration every time you venture out.
To view a video of a report of the killer bee attack, watch below.
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