Man named Benavides chased into city streets by bee swarm while mowing; animal control officer and two police officers stung assisting him
Benavides was mowing at a vacant family property in Beeville when bees swarmed him; he rode his mower away but had to abandon it and run toward the street for help. Animal Control Officer Rhiannon Isbell responded with a can of WD-40 to knock bees off him; officers Sarah Vella and Domingo Luna also responded and were stung, with Luna's eyes swelling shut and requiring specialized care in San Antonio. The city has since discussed inspecting vacant properties for hives.
Incident Summary
Benavides was mowing at a vacant family property in Beeville when bees swarmed him; he rode his mower away but had to abandon it and run toward the street for help. Animal Control Officer Rhiannon Isbell responded with a can of WD-40 to knock bees off him; officers Sarah Vella and Domingo Luna also responded and were stung, with Luna's eyes swelling shut and requiring specialized care in San Antonio. The city has since discussed inspecting vacant properties for hives.
Public-Safety Lesson
First Bee County record in this dataset (fittingly named county). Notable multi-responder injury case with a clear post-incident municipal policy discussion about vacant-property hive inspections.
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Source Information
Source: Beeville Bee-Picayune
Source Strength: B