CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / SANTA ANA
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A swarm of bees attacked an elderly woman who was walking near a high school in Santa Ana and then stung two men who stopped to help her, officials said Thursday.
The unidentified woman was walking near Foothill High School at Foothill Boulevard and Old Foothill Road about 7:45 p.m. Wednesday when she was stung 30 to 50 times by the swarm.
She was taken to Western Medical Center for treatment.
Two men who witnessed the attack were also stung after they ran to help her, said Capt. Greg McKeown of the Orange County Fire Authority.
One man received medical treatment, but the other did not, he said. The swarm was gone by the time paramedics and firefighters arrived.
“I’m not in the bee profession, but when they feel threatened, they can sting,” McKeown said. “It happens.”
-- Ruben Vives
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