A golf course worker was killed when an aggressive swarm of bees attacked him.
Late in June, an event occurred close to hole eight on the Pusch Ridge Course in Oro Valley, Arizona, approximately 10 miles north of Tucson. The course is a component of El Conquistador Golf.
El Conquistador Golf announced that groundskeeper Rick Messina, 57, was mowing the lawn when he got stung.
According to Darren Wright, a representative from the Oro Valley Police Department, someone reported the swarm to the authorities at 7:17 a.m. on June 24.
Messina was sent to a nearby hospital but passed away on June 27, three days after being admitted.
The 45 golf holes on the site were examined by beekeepers after the Messina incident. The site was said to be hive-free by the beekeepers, finding no evidence of colonies or bee activity.
Since July 2022, Messina has been an integral part of El Conquistador Golf’s agronomy crew.
His death was attributed to complications from the bee stings, and the gold enterprise expressed its sorrow over the incident, which it called a “tragic workplace accident.”
According to the statement, Rick was a beloved teammate who was renowned for his hard work, optimism, and steadfast dedication to his responsibilities.
Summer is the peak season for bee swarms, according to local experts.
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Parts of Times Square in New York City had to be blocked off by the New York Police Department in early June so a beekeeper could remove tens of thousands of bees from the famous tourist attraction.
They swarmed for almost fifteen minutes before a beekeeper cautiously removed them from the buildings. The resident beekeeper of the NYPD, Officer Mays, relocated them to an undisclosed “safe location.”
In 2018, while onlookers gawked, hundreds of bees swarmed a hot dog vendor, forcing the beekeepers to vacuum them into a container.
If someone is allergic to bee stings, a swarm is the stuff of nightmares.
