A volunteer Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer who was repeatedly stung and collapsed when hundreds of bees swarmed an Encino neighborhood remained hospitalized May 17.
The uniformed civilian volunteer—who has been identified by his family only as Gary—and his partner were performing traffic control May 15 near the 17100 block of West Adlon Road to assist fire crews responding to a person being stung by bees, according to an LAPD statement.
The bee swarm quickly grew, involving potentially thousands, surrounding a hive located in the eaves of a nearby residence.
As the officer exited his vehicle and approached the home, he was soon swarmed by bees. The scene was captured on live television, where the officer was seen swatting away bees around him and collapsing to the ground face-first….