So she's got that going for her.
Posted on 10/23/2024 4:34:04 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Three people are recovering after being attacked by a swarm of bees in a San Diego community earlier this week.
One of the victims was reportedly stung hundreds of times.
A Ring camera video captured the chaos after a swarm of bees attacked a woman at Fairbrook Park in Scripps Ranch.
“A woman who was kind of stumbling down the street, and I mean engulfed in bees, like a foot in front of her, back all over head to toe,” said Dana Meerschart, who called 911.
Meerschart said she saw the aftermath of the attack and rushed to try to help after the woman being stung asked her for water.
“Obviously, I couldn’t, like, get to her. I couldn’t help, which was like the hardest part of it all because you see her. She’s then now collapsed in front of my house,” Meerschart said.
A neighbor who’s speaking on behalf of the woman and her family said it’s estimated she was stung 400 times, 100 times on her scalp alone, saying doctors stopped counting.
Two other people were also stung, including a man who tried to help her.
Neighbors said the bees attacked after an exterminator hit the hive, agitating the bees.
“Kids are playing in this park all the time. It could have easily been my child, my neighbor’s child, and I just feel terrible for this poor woman,” Meerschart said.
Thursday, several bees still lingered at the site where the hive once was.
The area is still blocked off with warning signs.
The woman, according to the neighbor speaking on the family’s behalf, was visiting from Israel. She is now out of the hospital recovering and on medication.
“That was probably the hardest thing of just trying to figure out how to help this poor woman,” Meerschart said.
The pest control company has not responded to a request for comment.
I sure feel for the woman.
I’m not exactly typically allergic to bee stings, but I get a huge welt a few days later. I can’t fathom being stung that much and how awful she’s going to be feeling for likely weeks.
Some bees are also more aggressive than others, and it can even vary hive to hive. But there is the issue that some people seem to attract bugs and others don’t.
Hey Yogi!
So she's got that going for her.
Possible they were Africanized “killer” Bees. Their impending migration to America used to be a big deal back in the 70’s.
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“Invasion of the Bee Girls”...zzzz...zzzzzz. A must watch of B-grade horror.
My nephew was really allergic and always carried and epipen. Even with that allergy, he was able to get into the Marine Corps.
“lower incidence of lung cancer from being stung frequently.”
Now that’s interesting. Thanks.
Maybe she’ll be immune from bee stings from now on.
That’s what I was wondering. Might this give you immunity to bee venom?
Of course, with a lot of allergies, the more you are exposed the more sensitive you become.
Killer bees (if they were) are attracted to the color black and attack whatever it happens to be. I used to ride a motorcycle out west and my helmet was black, whenever I rode near a killer bee nest along the roadway at 35 Mph, several would slam into my helmet and slide down into my shirt collar.
Right out of some kind of wicked cruel horror movie. I hope this poor thing recovers.
One sting killed an old Navy friend—name of Troy.
I had an experience with bumble bees, too. I had a bow saw in my hand and I was cutting some trees off some property we were buying. Suddenly I was being stung all over by bumblebees from a nest in the grass. I was wearing shorts. My legs were getting stung a lot. I started swatting them with the blade of the bow saw (not my brightest moment). So now I was bleeding profusely and still getting stung.
I retreated and they left me alone. Then I went and bandaged up my bleeding legs.
Right. They were really PO'ed because of the bear.
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