Incident Record
81-year-old Maysville man hospitalized after being stung over 200 times by reported/presumed Africanized bees
Carlos Amos, 81, was hospitalized after being attacked while mowing at his Maysville home. KOCO reported more than 200 stings and a broken hip after he fell while trying to escape.
Record ID: OK-GARV-2023-0526
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Date
5/26/2023
Location
Maysville, OK, Garvin County, OK
State
OK
Record Type
Attack / Stinging Incident
Trigger / Activity
Mowing / Yard Work
Severity
Hospitalization / Serious Injury
Bee ID Status
Reported Africanized
Aggression Classification
Serious Injury / Hospitalization
Incident Summary
Carlos Amos, 81, was hospitalized after being attacked while mowing at his Maysville home. KOCO reported more than 200 stings and a broken hip after he fell while trying to escape.
Public-Safety Lesson
Mowing remains one of the clearest repeat triggers in severe honey bee incidents; elderly victims may be unable to escape quickly.
Impact Flags
Human Fatality
No
Human Hospitalized
Yes
Animal Fatality
No
Responder Involved
Good Samaritans / EMS / hospital
Source Information
Source: KOCO 5 / KOKH FOX 25
Source Strength: B - Established News / Officials Quoted