An Arizona mother was stung over 75 times by bees during a family photo shoot with her 2 kids, local officials say
An Arizona mother was stung over 75 times in Buckeye Valley, Arizona, during a family photoshoot.
Authorities said she managed to put her two kids in her car before receiving most of the stings.
The Arizona Fire and Medical Authority advises people to "not fight the bees" if they encounter a swarm.
An Arizona woman was sent to hospital after being stung over 75 times by bees during a family photoshoot in Buckeye Valley, authorities said on Sunday.
But her "quick thinking" saved her two children from being stung, the Arizona Fire and Medical Authority wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday.
"She put them in the car and subsequently took the brunt of the stings," the department wrote.
Local officials uploaded a 911 call from the unidentified woman's mother, who said the woman called her about the bee attack.
"Please hurry! Please hurry! My daughter can't get in the car, she's getting attacked by bees!" the woman's mother told a dispatcher, per the fire department.
A fire crew responded to the call and used foam to disperse the bees, said the Arizona Fire and Medical Authority's post.
A video in the post showed crew members retrieving two children from a car as other firefighters sprayed the vehicle.
The woman "was transported to the hospital with over 75 stings but thankfully has recovered," the Facebook post read.
Fire officials said people should deal with bee attacks by running to shelter in a straight line and covering their faces.
"Never get into water and do not fight the bees," the Arizona Fire and Medical Authority added.
May and June are bee season months in Arizona, and swarms can be deadly. A man died after being stung hundreds of times near Tucson in 2021, per the local fire department. Authorities said they found a nearby open hive weighing an estimated 100 pounds.
At least six people died from bee, hornet, and wasp attacks in the state between 2005 and 2015 — more than deaths involving venomous snakes in that period, AZ Central reported.
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