Texas Man in ICU After Being Stung 220 Times

A 76-year-old man was hospitalized early Thursday when he was stung at least 220 times by a swarm of bees. The man's wife was also stung about 60 times, and the family dog, a Chihuahua, died from multiple bee stings, according to the couple's daughter. Emergency responders were called at 8:30 a.m. to the 27000 block of Iowa Gardens Road, where they found Tiburcio Ramirez trying to escape a swarm of bees, according to Boris Esparza, San Benito Fire Department acting captain. Ramirez was...
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Texas Man in ICU After Being Stung 220 Times

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