Stung by Bees, Greenwich Man Riding Mower Flips Over

A 79-year-old Greenwich man was being treated at Stamford Hospital after he was stung by hornets when he hit a nest while using a riding mower that then flipped over on Monday afternoon.

According to Greenwich Emergency Medical Services and Fire Department officials, the victim was using a commercial grade riding mower on Glen Ridge Road in the Glenville neighborhood of Greenwich, about 1:30 p.m. Monday. “When the victim hit a nest of hornets, he suffered multiple, multiple bee stings and anaphylaxis shock,” according to Greenwich Emergency Medical Service Executive Director Charlee Tufts.

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Anaphylaxis shock is a potentially fatal allergic reaction to bee stings.

The victim also suffered a broken leg when the mower flipped over and was taken to Stamford Hospital for treatment, according to Tufts.

According to Greenwich Assistant Fire Chief Robert Kick, Engine 4 from the Glenville station and Engine 3 from Byram responded to shore up the overturned commercial grade mower so that the victim could be removed. “The call was for a person trapped underneath a riding lawn mower. Within a minute, minute-and-a-half, they shored up the mower and the victim was removed,” Kick said.

The condition of the victim was not immediately known Monday night.

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