[Mondeor 24 January 2012 10:00]
Paramedics from the JHB South area were driving along Columbine Road towards Klipriver in Mondeor when they saw two men running around the side of the road jumping up and down waving their arms in the air. The paramedics stopped to see what the commotion was and immediately saw a large number of bees flying around the two men’s heads.
The paramedics parked a safe distance away and luckily not too long after they got out of their vehicle the bees seemed to have fled, possibly due to the men’s colleagues having shooed them away with their rakes and sticks. Paramedics indicated to the two men to approach them and they assessed them on the side of the road.
Both men had sustained multiple stings and one of the men needed Advanced Life Support treatment. He had been stung in his mouth and all over his head and chest. He was stabilised at the scene and was taken by ambulance to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto along with his colleague. Both men were in a stable a condition and would receive further care at hospital.
The local municipality was called to warn them of possible further incidents in that area as there were still 4 people continuing with their work. They would be able to send professionals out to the site to investigate.
Vanessa Jackson, ER24
