An 81-year-old man was left in agony with a broken hip after he was attacked by over 200 "killer bees" for three hours.
Carlos Amos, from Maysville, US, was mowing the garden at his home last Friday when a vicious swarm of Africanised bees charged at him - leaving the pensioner with painful stings all across his body.
The bees were stuck in his ear, flew up his nose, and even went in his eye during the three hour attack.
He was also left in a tremendous amount of pain after he fell over and broke his hip while trying to escape the bees.
Fortunately, a group of men came to his rescue and tried to fend off the bees.
One neighbour immediately called 911 and Carlos was rushed to Norman Regional Hospital for urgent treatment.
According to one doctor who treated him, he was lucky to be alive as the stings can lead to life-threating swelling which can block the airways.
Carlos told local television station KOCO 5 News: "I took a tissue out, stuck it in this ear, and more of them got in this ear, so I got those out then when I put tissues in there, and then they were in my nose.
"I was there about three hours, but a fella from Burford Company showed up, and the first thing I did was I asked him what’s your name, and he said, "Oh my gosh, they’re stinging me now."'
Medics said Carlos was lucky his airways did not start to close from the attack as the consequences could have been fatal.
Savannah Phillips, a doctor at Norman Regional emergency room, revealed: "You can have so much swelling that your airway starts to close that you’re not able to breathe on your own.
'We look for things like if his voice were to change if he wasn’t able to tolerate swallowing water."
Carlos underwent hip surgery the following day and has since been transferred to a different facility for rehab.
His daughter Heather Garvey has set up a GoFundMe page to help her dad's medical bills and therapy.
In addition, his home will have to be adapted following his hip surgery.
She wrote: "He was home alone with no one there to help. A good Samaritan found my father and called 911.
"After all this, he is in good spirits but it will be a long road to recovery. He will require therapy to get back on his feet.
"The bee hive will have to be removed before he can even go home."
So far, nearly $6,000 has been raised out of a target of $30,000.
