Bees Attack in Mesa Neighborhood

MESA, Ariz. - A Mesa neighborhood was swarmed by killer bees Sunday afternoon, when a hive was disturbed by a bee exterminator. The exterminator thought it would be an easy job, so he brought his family along. Three of them were rushed to a nearby hospital, after they were stung multiple times at about 12:15 p.m. A woman believed to be the bee exterminator's wife suffered at least 70 bee stings, and two children under the age of 10 suffered 50 stings each.

The home was vacant. The homeowner realized he had a problem when he was getting it ready to rent and saw swarms of bees. The bees were found under two plywood boards in the home's backyard. The bee exterminator was wearing a bee suit, when it was believed he disturbed the bees. He ran to the front of the home, and that's when the bees followed.

Neighbors said the front and back of the home were covered with bees, and a massive Swarm flew down the street. One man said the bees followed him all the way to his door. Mesa firefighters used a special foam to kill the bees. They evacuated part of the neighborhood. A fourth person was also stung. He was a teenager who refused treatment.

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2 People Attacked by Bees on Horseback in North Scottsdale

SCOTTSDALE - Rural Metro and Scottsdale firefighters are at the scene of a bee attack in north Scottsdale.

They treated two women in their 60s who were stung by a Swarm of bees. One of them was left unconscious.

According to Rural Metro's Mark Cichocki, the women were horseback riding in the Rio Verde area when their horses somehow disturbed a bee hive.

One woman was stung more than 50 times -- and the other woman was thrown off her horse, suffering bee stings and a bone fracture as well.

An ambulance took them to Scottsdale-Thompson Peak Hospital. They are both expected to survive.