Man in coma after being stung 20,000 times by killer bees

A 20-year-old man was stung by killer bees more than 20,000 times United State. On Tuesday evening, Austin Bellamy remained under life support machines, in a coma He was voluntarily provoked at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Ohio, according to local television station Fox 19. His mother, Shauna Carter, said on a fundraising page set up Monday to pay for his medical care that he was “fighting for his life.”

On Friday morning, Austin Bellamy was chopping down a lemon tree when he cut down a nest ofbees killers. These insects, also called African bees, are known to be particularly aggressive. Austin Bellamy’s grandmother and uncle, who were nearby, witnessed the attack without being able to intervene, as they were engulfed by bees themselves, according to Fox 19.

“Help me! Help me!” Her grandmother, Phyllis Edwards, said, “I was going to try to go up the stairs to get to Austin,” said her grandmother, Phyllis Edwards, “because I was surrounded by bees.”

Shauna Carter said the young man was stung more than 20,000 times and swallowed about 30 bees. She told Fox 19. Doctors believe Austin Bellamy will make a full recovery, according to the local outlet.