A GROUP of naughty kids thought they had found the perfect target to throw stones at.
But little did they know that they were messing around with a swarm of angry bees!
The kids, between the ages of six and seven, started throwing stones at bees sheltering in a disused tyre in their yard but their game has put the life of their gogo in danger.
The gogo, in her 70s, was rushed to hospital in a critical condition after she was stung by bees in Doonside in Amanzimtoti, south of Durban on Saturday. She was walking past while her grandchildren were throwing stones at the bees.
Netcare 911’s Chris Botha said: “The gogo literally sustained thousands of bee stings.”
He said the gogo’s grandson, who is in his 20s, tried to save her but he was also stung.
“We moved the patients to a safe area while firemen kept a fine spray on us to calm the bees,” said Botha. “The paramedics worked very hard to stabilise the patients, who were in a critical condition, before they were transported to Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital in Umlazi.”
The SunTeam tried to trace the gogo’s family with no success.
Botha couldn’t reveal the identities of the gogo or her grandson because patients’ details are confidential.
Netcare 911 said bees become very active in summer and warned:
- Avoid bee hives, bees attack when they are disturbed.
- If attacked by a swarm, run and seek shelter indoors.
- Do not pull stings out as it will put pressure on the poison sack, resulting in more toxins entering the body. Gently scrape the sting out using a sharp object.
- If you are allergic to bee stings, always carry an adrenalin injection.
