A bee attack in the Enterprise Backlands, East Coast Demerara (ECD), on Wednesday has left 67-year-old Lennox Luke, also called “Mikey”, from Kitty, Georgetown, dead.
Police stated that the now deceased and Selwyn Dean, 29, a construction worker, also from Kitty, Georgetown, were erecting a fence on a plot of land owned by Luke when a large swarm of bees emerged and attacked them.
In an attempt to escape, Dean ran forward, but in the process of Luke running backward, he fell to the ground, where he was attacked by the swarm of bees. Dean, however, escaped after sustaining a few bee stings.
Following the deadly incident, NARIE was contacted, and the area was smoked.
Meanwhile, Luke was escorted in an unconscious state to the Enmore Regional Hospital, where he later succumbed. Upon inspection, marks were seen on his back, forearm, and the back of his head.
Investigations are ongoing.
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