90 Year Old Man Dies In Bee Attack While Mowing The Lawn

[matcom]

shit. you live to be 90 and THIS is how you die?

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Alfred Buentello, 90, died Monday afternoon after he was attacked by bees while mowing his lawn on Buentello Road near Wharburton Road, just west of McFaddin.

"The man was mowing in his backyard next to an old wooden building, a vacant barn, when the bees attacked," said Victoria County Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy John Kasper. He said the bees came from the barn.

Buentello's wife was in the house when she heard him yelling. She attempted to help him, but was unable to and then called 911, Kasper said.

Buentello and his wife were taken to DeTar Hospital Navarro, where he was pronounced dead.

Monday's incident marked the third major incident in the past month with bees, said Victoria County Fire Marshal Kyle Young. "This is the first time it's been this severe."

The others, he said, were in Bloomington at a home and in the press box at the Bloomington High School football field just before the first game.

The severity of each incident, Young said, depends on the victim's health and the number of times stung. A younger person in good health is less likely to have as bad a reaction as an elderly person in poor health, he said.

Kasper did not know how many times Buentello was stung.

If a person is stung and cannot get immediate medical help, Young advised, the best thing to do is get away from the swarm.

http://www.thevictoriaadvocate.com/428/story/4017.html

[Hugin]

1. *removes hat*

*bows head*

Alas, may I be fortunate enough to have the good health to be mowing lawns at 90.

Sad story.

My condolences to him and his family.