Man Dies After Being Stung on Lawnmower

The Spartanburg County coroner says a 52-year-old man has died shortly after being stung in his yard while mowing, likely by yellow jackets nesting in the ground.

[Justice]

Wow, what a freak death. PRAYERS TO THE FAMILY.

[spike1982]

Those dang bugs will be all over in a flash...Thats why I dont do my honey-do list!!!

Sorry you lost your husband.:(

[BEES]

THE BEES HAVE BEEN SO BAD THIS SEASON. I HAVE CREWS THAT CUT GRASS OVER THE STATE AND MY WORKER HAVE BEEN TEELING ME HOW BAD THEY ARE. WATCH OUT IF YOU PICK UP ANY BOARDS OR PLYWOOD THEY ALSO MAKE NEST UNDER THINGS WHEN YOU PICK UP THE BOARDS THEY GO WILD. AND WHEN A MOWER RUNS OVER THEM THEY GO EVEN MADDER. I AM SO SORRY THIS HAPPEN TO THIS FAMILY.

[Becky]

God bless Mike's family at this horrible time.

[So Sorry]

BEES wrote:

THE BEES HAVE BEEN SO BAD THIS SEASON. I HAVE CREWS THAT CUT GRASS OVER THE STATE AND MY WORKER HAVE BEEN TEELING ME HOW BAD THEY ARE. WATCH OUT IF YOU PICK UP ANY BOARDS OR PLYWOOD THEY ALSO MAKE NEST UNDER THINGS WHEN YOU PICK UP THE BOARDS THEY GO WILD. AND WHEN A MOWER RUNS OVER THEM THEY GO EVEN MADDER. I AM SO SORRY THIS HAPPEN TO THIS FAMILY.

...and yellow jackets will chase you down. I've been attacked as I ran away after accidentally disturbing a nest. They literally followed me stinging me on my face and neck. Relentless, nasty little creatures, and lethal to those allergic to bee stings and the like.

[gtr]

this is exactly why I pay someone to cut my grass... I am extremely allergic! My thoughts are with this family.

[citizen]

People have no concept of how dangerous any venomous sting can be. If you have ever had any reaction to a sting, please ask your doc for a script for a bee sting kit. I keep one in several places due to my response. Bees can kill in less than 5 minutes. Do not count on EMS as they cannot arrive on time.

My heart goes out to this family.

[Lil One]

I am so afraid of bees, bugs, frogs, cats and everything else.LOL

Those things are very dangerous that's for sure. I was stung on the top of my eyebrow by a dang wasp many years ago.eek

[Harry]

Moral of this article. You never know how it will end. Live every day as if it was the last day of your life. Be kind to everyone and be very kind to your spouse.

[tmcnjgirl]

Harry wrote:

Moral of this article. You never know how it will end. Live every day as if it was the last day of your life. Be kind to everyone and be very kind to your spouse.

You are absoutely right. This is why I treat people the way I do. Anyone can judge me but I will answer to a higher court and I do not ever want someone to say she treated me like dirt and did not even know me. As for the spouse, what did you do? LOL just kidding!

[Caring Citizen]

I am also allergic to yellow jackets and bees. They terrify me. Years ago I had a weight bench in my back yard and I was out there cutting the grass and moved the bench. All of a sudden it was like a cloud of wasps and I ran so fast I didn't even open the gate, I jumped right over it. Thank God I wasn't allergic to those kind. People with allergic reactions to these type of bugs really need to be careful. My prayers and thoughts are with the family.

[Harry]

tmcnjgirl wrote:

<quoted text> You are absoutely right. This is why I treat people the way I do. Anyone can judge me but I will answer to a higher court and I do not ever want someone to say she treated me like dirt and did not even know me. As for the spouse, what did you do? LOL just kidding!

Did not do anything this time. It is just that the older I get , the more I appreciate my wife. When you past the stage where you shake the sheets every night, you realize that there is so much more to your wife and your mind has a way of reminding you that there were times when you were younger that you could have been kinder. BTW, AMEN on the higher court.

[cin]

Yep, yellow jackets are very nasty in swarms. they got me in the face and head when I was a child. A log nest was rolled over by my brothers.

[Marian]

How sad.

[735stacey]

My heart goes out to this man's family for his unfortunate passing. If you know that you are allergic to bees or yellowjackets, be sure to keep your epi-pen within reach at all times. Be sure, too, that it is not expired and is in good working order. Needs to be replaced regulalrly. It's a hassle, I know, but could end up saving your life.

[Amen]

Harry wrote:

Moral of this article. You never know how it will end. Live every day as if it was the last day of your life. Be kind to everyone and be very kind to your spouse.

Amen.

[Honest One]

My condolences to his family and friends . I have gotten stung twice in the last week . I think it must have something to do with hot,dry weather. They are mean scoundrels right now. One flew up my shorts leg while I was on our porch and the other was in the grass by our barn and got me on the foot . I am thankful all I get is a little stinging for a while .

[tmcnjgirl]

Harry wrote:

<quoted text>Did not do anything this time. It is just that the older I get , the more I appreciate my wife. When you past the stage where you shake the sheets every night, you realize that there is so much more to your wife and your mind has a way of reminding you that there were times when you were younger that you could have been kinder. BTW, AMEN on the higher court.

Sorry again. Had to go to work. Even at my age I have learned that there is more to a relationship than "shaking the sheets" You see my boyfriend who will be 50 this year has had 4 heart attacks. He has Lupus and before he was diagnosed 5 years ago he did not know that heat could not live or work in extreme heat. He lived in Florida and worked driving bulldozers, and backhoes on construction sites. Well this lead to his heart attacks and of course they thought it was inherited. When we got together that is when he found out. So the whole time we have been together we have known that he could pass on at anytime.

[tmcnjgirl]

columbia WARLOCK wrote:

<quoted text>
Shaking the sheets is what my wife makes me do when I forget to take my boots of when I take a nap....
Girl, just love that man while ya got him, as hard as it is to say, none of us guaranteed tomorrow...
And lemme tell ya....I believe it about the heat.
I am six hundred miles away from home...gotta laptop and ain't afraid to use it.....

I hear ya. LIke I said before, he is the total opposite of what I had. Love him more than I can say.

[735stacey]

columbia WARLOCK wrote:

<quoted text>
Shaking the sheets is what my wife makes me do when I forget to take my boots of when I take a nap....
Girl, just love that man while ya got him, as hard as it is to say, none of us guaranteed tomorrow...
And lemme tell ya....I believe it about the heat.
I am six hundred miles away from home...gotta laptop and ain't afraid to use it.....

I was getting worried about you. Thought you'd been overcome by the heat.