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A Texas landscaping lighting technician and grandfather was killed after he was set upon by a swarm of bees on Thursday.
Franco Galvan Martinez, 53, was suspended by a harness as he worked in a tree in a backyard in Austin when the horror unfolded.
His friend and pastor, Joe Maldonado, told KXAN that in his panic after being stung, Galvan Martinez kicked away the ladder he used to get up the tree. Galvan Martinez remained suspended in the harness as the bees attacked.
Maldonado said that there were so many bees, they covered Galvan Martinez's body. The entire attack lasted for ten minutes.
Franco Galvan Martinez was killed after he was set upon by a swarm of bees on Thursday
Neighbors said that they knew about the bee hive but it hasn't caused any problems in the past
Firefighters were called to the scene where they blasted water at the bees
A witness told the station that two men who working with Galvan Martinez attempted to rescue him but they to were attacked by the bees.
Most wild bee hives in Texas are likely a hybrid between the more docile European honey bee and the more aggressive Africanized honey bee.
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