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Andhra Pradesh: 16-year-old dies fleeing honeybees

The injured have been shifted to the local government hospital for treatment
ONGOLE: Unable to bear an attack by honey bees a 16-year-old boy jumped into a canal to save himself and drowned at Nemaligundla Ranganayaka Swamy temple in Racherla mandal of Prakasam district on Saturday.
According to sub-inspector K. Madhava Rao, the deceased Thota Kiran Kumar came to his relatives’ house to attend a marriage. He went to Ranganayaka Swamy temple. As soon as he entered the temple premises, a swarm of honeybees attacked him and 70 other people.
The seriously injured Madhava Rao escaped from the honey bee attack, and jumped into the tank and died. The police fished out his body and sent it to the local government hospital for post-mortem. The injured have been shifted to the local government hospital for treatment. The police registered a case and started investigation.
( Source : deccan chronicle )
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