Crews rescue hiker that was critically injured after being stung by bees over 100 times in Arizona

PHOENIX, Arizona — A hiker is connected the roadworthy to betterment aft being stung by bees much than 100 times connected a upland successful Arizona, occurrence officials said.

The Phoenix Fire Department said they responded to Lookout Mountain astir 10 a.m. connected Saturday aft getting a study of a hiker that was stung aggregate times by bees adjacent the summit.

Firefighters rescue hiker that sustained captious injuries aft being stung by bees much than 100 times successful Phoenix, Arizona, connected April 4, 2026.

(Phoenix Fire Department / FOX Weather)

Responding crews located a antheral who reported implicit 100 stings and was incapable to proceed his descent from the mountain.

Firefighters conducted a hoist cognition with a helicopter, called Firebird 10, to rescue the antheral and bring him to safety.

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Officials said the hiker was transported to a adjacent infirmary by an awaiting ambulance astatine the trailhead, and helium remains successful captious condition.

Bees are precise communal connected Lookout Mountain, and they are often encountered by hikers. Almost 100% of chaotic bees successful Arizona are Africanized chromatic bees, commonly known arsenic "killer bees," which are known for being assertive and highly protective of their hives.

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Africanized chromatic bees are a hybrid betwixt European and African bee subspecies which were accidentally released successful Brazil successful the 1950s. They person dispersed to the southbound arsenic acold arsenic bluish Argentina, and to the northbound into the United States, according to the Center for Invasive Species Research.

These types of bees thin to sting much erstwhile they consciousness threatened, which tin beryllium life-threatening, particularly for radical allergic to stings oregon with constricted capableness to escape.

The occurrence section is urging radical to debar disturbing bee hives and skip scented products erstwhile outdoors. They besides accidental hikers should deterioration light-colored clothing.

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If you brushwood a swarm, occurrence officials said you should tally away, rapidly fell and support your caput and face.

It's besides important not to swat astatine the bees, arsenic this tin provoke an attack.