Two Women Critically Hurt in Bee Attack

(CBS)  A swarm of bees attacked at least four people in Phoenix Thursday, stinging two women more than a 100 times each and leaving them in critical condition, reports CBS affiliate KPHO-TV.

"The women were screaming and they were they couldn't even flail their arms or anything. They just were frozen," Tony Garcia, a neighbor who tried to help, told KPHO.

Another man who rushed in to help also got attacked, but not before getting hold of a fire extinguisher, which he passed on to Garcia.

"They looked like that guy in the Guinness Book of World Records. They were just covered head to toe -- no skin exposed, their faces weren't exposed, their clothes weren't exposed, the bees were in their hair - they were just completely covered," said Garcia.

Garcia said he was attacked himself after he started spraying the extinguisher at the two women.

Firefighters eventually managed to rescue the women and sprayed the nearby bee hive with foam to kill the bees.

The women and the unnamed man were all taken to the hospital following the attack, according to the Associated Press.

[pragmatist1]

I hope those injured in this horrible attack will fully recover, physically and psychologically. Glad the firemen were able to kill the bees with foam after the valiant efforts of the bystanders. Wonder how long it's going to take before some enlightened person from PETA complains about the brutality and cruelty to the bees?

[pete_in_az]

Its really spooky. If you haven't seen a swarm of africanized honey-bees before, it will shock you. Two years ago I was knocking on the door of a customer as I thought, thats a strange noise. I turned around to see what the buzzing (and it was something else) and saw a shadow on the ground about 10 feet in diameter from the cloud of bees heading right for me. I ran as fast as I could to my truck. I'm glad I didn't lock the doors. I've driven through a swarm on I-10 before on a sunny day. It sounded like I was driving through a torrential rain storm. There are literally thousands of hives out there just waiting to be disturbed. Like land mines almost.

[ToolMangler1]

My undying thanks to the scientists that couldn't "leave well enough alone" and just 'had' to bring the African Bees to our shores. May they have their homes invaded often and severely by the Bees..

[erasmus111]

And now with Global Warming they will be coming here!!