Fate struck a woman and two children in Austin (USA): her husband and father was killed by a swarm of bees.
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- A landscape gardener was attacked by a swarm of bees in Austin (USA).
- Because he got stuck in the tree, he could not free himself and was stabbed to death.
Tragedy in Austin (Texas, USA): Galvan Martínez climbs a tree with a ladder. Suddenly a swarm of bees attacked him. As eyewitnesses tell local media, the 53-year-old panics and pushes the ladder away.
Then he gets stuck in the tree with his harness. The bees will not let go of him, there is no escape for the landscape gardener. Two employees try to free him. But they are also attacked by the insects, after which they flee.
The insects bite the man for a full ten minutes. When the fire brigade arrives, they scare off the attackers with water. But by then, Martínez was already dead.
Deaths also known in Switzerland
The beehive was already known in the neighborhood. However, there were no problems before. The deceased’s widow writes on Facebook: “I already miss you so much, you will always be in my heart. I know you’re in a better place in heaven now.”
The gardener also leaves behind two children and several grandchildren.
In Switzerland, three to four people die every year from wasp or bee stings. The cause here is usually an allergic reaction. It is not known if the Austin man was allergic to bee stings.
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