When animals attack … Welsh Bee Sting edition
From Aunty …
A man died after being stung by a bee while out for a walk with his wife and dog
Accountant Richard Francis, 59, was stung on the elbow on Sunday and started feeling ill 10 minutes later
“Richard was in the office so much he liked to get out when he could,”
“He was stung on his elbow - within 10 minutes he said he didn’t feel well.
“We walked about 300 yards and he said he needed to sit down - he was perspiring quite heavily.
Mrs Francis said she went for help after realising her husband, a father-of-two, had gone into anaphylactic shock.
“I knocked on the door of a nearby house and spoke to a young soldier there and an ambulance was called,” she said.
“Richard was prostrate on the ground at that time.
“A farmer came by and he and a young man picked Richard up and they took him to hospital.”
Mrs Francis said that, despite doses of adrenaline and steroids being given to Mr Francis, he could not be revived.
She added her husband had had a similar attack 20 years ago and he was given steroids to take in the event of another attack.
Business partner Robert Gray said it was ironic he enjoyed dangerous sports and yet succumbed to a bee sting.
