Local News
SW Georgia man killed by honeybees
By Alexis Stevens
Oct 12, 2010A southwest Georgia man died after being attacked by hundreds of honeybees Monday morning, an Albany television station reported.
Investigators believe 73-year-old Curtis Davis, of Albany, was stung more than 100 times when he hit a beehive while clearing brush with his tractor, Fox 31 reported. Family members were unable to help the man, due to the number of bees.
“We arrived, we found an individual that was down and he’d been stung by a large quantity of honeybees. We went in, put on our protective gear and went in and retrieved him,” Battalion Chief Marty Leverett with the Albany Fire Department told the station.
A beekeeper was called in to kill the bees, according to the report.
