This story hits home for me as I myself walk with a cane thanks to Multiple Sclerosis, and would have been nearly unable to escape such a incident or situation as this man encountered after innocently opening a garage door and then being attacked by thousands of bees.
Disabled man killed by massive bee attack
Valley Morning Star : "MISSION — When firefighters arrived, they found a man covered in bees. “They were on him head to toe,” said Elias Saldivar, the Alton fire chief. His firefighters pulled the man away, suffering stings on their faces as they fought off attacks. “The coat and pants only cover so much,” the chief said of his firefighters’ protective clothing. Rescuers separated 57-year-old Paul Lee Campton from the bees, but it was too late. Campton, a disabled man who uses a walker, died Thursday at Mission Regional Medical Center after being stung more than 1,000 times."
The attack happened about 6 p.m. Wednesday at a house just outside Mission on the south side of 6 Mile Line, just east of Bryan Road. Authorities said Campton and his brother, Lester Campton, 41, opened the garage door and were swarmed by as many as 1,000 bees.
Lester Campton escaped to a neighbor’s house and called for help. Alton firefighters arrived on the scene to find a thick, dark cloud of bees attacking the men.
As paramedics took Paul Lee Campton to the hospital, the bees followed after them, stinging emergency workers, Chief Saldivar said. No rescuer sustained serious injuries.
Paul Lee Campton died at 11:30 p.m. Thursday at Mission Regional Medical Center. His brother Lester was not seriously hurt. continued
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