Crews are expected to cut down the tree Monday that was home to…
An 85-year-old man stung more than 500 times by a swarm of bees…
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Bee swarm victim in fair condition
Old tree with hives inside to be chopped down
Updated: Monday, 16 Aug 2010, 2:32 PM CDT
Published : Monday, 16 Aug 2010, 2:26 PM CDT
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Crews are expected to cut down the tree Monday that was home to the hundreds of the bees that stung an 85-year-old man last week.
Williard Duncan was stung more than 500 times in a bee swarm after doing yard work Wednesday afternoon.
Crews found two hives inside an old tree nearby and removed them. However, there are still a few bees inside the tree, so they are now going to cut the entire tree down Monday.
The swarm happened at 1000 East 13th Waller St. , near 13th and Waller streets .
A passerby who saw the swarm attack the man called 911 , and crews arrived to find Duncan in the street with the hundreds of bee stings. Though he was conscious, officials said the man was unable to talk, badly swollen in his face. The man even had bees in his nose, officials said.
Though emergency crews transported Duncan to University Medical Center Brackenridge after the incident with life-threatening injuries, he is in fair condition at last check.
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