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Man hospitalized after bee attack near Ellsworth Road and University Drive

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Posted at 6:22 PM, Jun 08, 2023
and last updated 2023-06-09 09:40:30-04

MESA, AZ — A man is hospitalized after he was attacked by bees in Mesa.

Officials with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office say just after 5 p.m. Thursday, deputies responded to the area of Ellsworth Road and University Drive for a possible bee attack.

When deputies arrived at the scene, they found an elderly man who had been attacked by bees.

Firefighters were able to get the man away from the swarm.

He was taken to a hospital for what officials are calling "non-life-threatening" injuries.

Further details have not been released.