Translated by Brian SchwarzOriginally published Wednesday, December 30, 2009, in “Nuevo Ojo” of Lima, Peru (ojo.com.pe) under the heading Abejas lo matan por orinar en panal
NUEVO CHICLAYO, PERU – The stings of thousands of killer bees caused the death of a rural man who, in a state of drunkenness, urinated on a beehive in the Amazonas region of Peru.
Luis Quispe Salazar, 30, was attacked over the weekend while making his way to his home in the Nuevo Chiclayo section of Utcubamba province’s Cajaruro district.
The unfortunate individual had apparently been drinking to celebrate Christmas with his loved ones. Close friends of the victim said he had decided to head home alone and that because he was completely drunk he did not account for the dozens of killer bee hives along the road.
Witnesses of the incident said the killer bees, which are known to attack people when they feel their nests or their queen are in danger, stung the unfortunate man over his entire body for more than an hour.
The man was found by some of his neighbors who were passing through the area. These neighbors then informed the man’s family of what happened. Immediately he was taken to the EsSalud Good Samaritan Hospital of Bagua Grande, and despite attempts at first aid the man died as the venom had already affected his vital organs.
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