Post by Peteetongman on Jun 3, 2013 8:29:36 GMT -5
A 62-year-old Texas farmer died in a rare attack of Africanized killer bees while clearing a discarded chicken coop on his land near Waco, authorities said.
Larry Goodwin, of Moody, Texas, was driving a tractor and apparently hit a pile of wood containing the coop that concealed a year-old hive of Africanized bees, said Allen Miller, owner of Bees Be Gone, who was called to remove the hive.
Miller said he destroyed the hive, which contained 22 honeycombs and an estimated 40,000 bees, and returned later to find another 100 or so bees in a bucket near the first hive.
McLennan County Chief Sheriff’s Deputy Matt Cawthon said Goodwin was able to run from the tractor to the nearest house, about 50 yards away, and turned a garden hose on himself. A woman ran out of the house and tried to help Goodwin, and she also was attacked by the bees.
The unidentified woman was taken to a hospital in apparently serious condition, Cawthon said.
Several firefighters from the Moody Volunteer Fire Department who responded to assist Goodwin were also stung, authorities said.
“We need to let people know these bees are in the area and tell children in particular not to disturb or irritate the hives,” Cathow said.
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Larry Goodwin, of Moody, Texas, was driving a tractor and apparently hit a pile of wood containing the coop that concealed a year-old hive of Africanized bees, said Allen Miller, owner of Bees Be Gone, who was called to remove the hive.
Miller said he destroyed the hive, which contained 22 honeycombs and an estimated 40,000 bees, and returned later to find another 100 or so bees in a bucket near the first hive.
McLennan County Chief Sheriff’s Deputy Matt Cawthon said Goodwin was able to run from the tractor to the nearest house, about 50 yards away, and turned a garden hose on himself. A woman ran out of the house and tried to help Goodwin, and she also was attacked by the bees.
The unidentified woman was taken to a hospital in apparently serious condition, Cawthon said.
Several firefighters from the Moody Volunteer Fire Department who responded to assist Goodwin were also stung, authorities said.
“We need to let people know these bees are in the area and tell children in particular not to disturb or irritate the hives,” Cathow said.
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