When people hear the words animal attack, one almost immediately thinks about dogs, cats, lions, tigers, or any wild animal. However, an incident reported in Palm Desert, California gave a complete new twist to this incident.

An Unconventional Attack

Not so long ago, news about a 71-year-old woman stacked by a swarm of bees in Palm Desert was reported. According to reports, a telco company employee was called out to check on the report of bees found in an underground fiber-optic cable box. That prompted the staffer to lift the box. Suddenly, around 80,000 African killer bees swarmed out and went to attack a woman who was nearby.

Suit of Bees

Mark Williams, Chief of the California Fire Battalion Chief narrated that they have found an elderly woman that was “completely covered” by bees from “head to toe”. Moreover, Williams added that it was “as if she was wearing a suit of bees”. Reports say that the woman was stung more than 1,000 times that the emergency response team was “even pulling stings out of her mouth”.

The victim was taken to the Eisenhower Medical Center in Palm Springs and was said to be in critical condition. However, the hospital’s medical team believes that she will be recovering soon. The California Fire Battalion reported that five of its firefighters were said to be hospitalized as well for stings. Authorities have removed the bee hive from the scene of the incident.

While there are legal remedies to get compensation and be paid damages for an animal attack, in this particular incident though, the victim can’t blame anybody for what has happened to her. Usually, when pet animals or those from zoos attack people, the pet owner or the zoo management can be held liable for the injuries the attack may cause. A victim can ask for the help of a California animal attack lawyer to file charges against these people. However, in this case, one cannot blame anybody for the sudden appearance of these wild animals. That is why in such cases, everybody is encouraged to take all the necessary precautions to avoid being a victim to these accidents.