Alma Fausto and Sean Emery
The Orange County Register
LAKE FOREST, Calif. — A woman was in critical condition Monday, July 16, after she was stung as many as 200 times by bees in Lake Forest. Two firefighters were hospitalized after being stung while trying to help her.
Firefighters found the woman, in her 50s, covered in bees, about 10:30 a.m., Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Tony Bommarito said. They sprayed her with a carbon-dioxide extinguisher after finding her outside a home in the 23000 block of Buckland Lane.
“Usually when there’s time, (the firefighters) are able to fully put on their gear,” he said. “But this time they just went in to try to get the bees off of her.”
The victim was a housekeeper who had walked to her vehicle to retrieve cleaning items when she was stung by bees from a nearby bee hiver. The woman was stung up to 200 times, primarily on her arms, neck and face, Bommarito said.
Two firefighters were taken to a hospital to be treated for bee stings, with one given medication due to an allergic reaction. Both were released later in the day and returned to work, Bommarito said.
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Authorities found a large bee hive within bushes that was removed by a beekeeper.
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