(The following report appeared on the Arizona Daily Star website on September 15.)
TUCSON, Ariz. — A Safford man died Wednesday after he was swarmed by bees and had a heart attack on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, an official said.
Bobby Bell, 74, and a crew of men were doing some work for the Arizona-Eastern Railroad 40 miles east of Safford, which is about 90 miles northeast of Tucson, when they disturbed a beehive, said Graham County Undersheriff Dave Boyd.
The other men were able to run, but the bees attacked Bell, who had a heart condition and was taking medication, Boyd said.
He suffered a heart attack because of the bee stings and died at the scene, Boyd said.