Incident Record
77-year-old Las Vegas woman reportedly survived about 500 bee stings
A 2009 Review-Journal/AP article states that a 77-year-old Las Vegas woman was stung about 500 times in 2000 and survived. The exact date and original source remain to be verified.
Record ID: NV-CLARK-2000-0001
This record is part of a first-pass incident research dataset. Records, categories, and source notes may be updated as additional information is reviewed and verified.
Date
2000
Location
Las Vegas, NV, Clark County, NV
State
NV
Record Type
Attack / Stinging Incident
Trigger / Activity
Unknown / Needs Review
Severity
Hospitalization / Needs Verification
Bee ID Status
Reported Africanized / Killer Bees Context
Aggression Classification
Aggressive Bee Incident / Historical Reference
Incident Summary
A 2009 Review-Journal/AP article states that a 77-year-old Las Vegas woman was stung about 500 times in 2000 and survived. The exact date and original source remain to be verified.
Public-Safety Lesson
Older adults can be at high risk during mass stinging incidents. Historical references should be preserved for later archive searches.
Impact Flags
Human Fatality
No
Human Hospitalized
Unknown
Animal Fatality
No
Responder Involved
Unknown
Source Information
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal historical reference
Source Strength: C - Secondary Historical Reference