British pensioner, 69, dies from allergic reaction after getting stung by a BEE in Thailand

A British pensioner has died from an allergic reaction after he was stung by a bee in Thailand.

Stephen Prince, 69, was returning home on his motorcycle on Thursday when he when felt the bee prick his skin.

Prince managed to reach his home in Soi Kitprasarn 1 in Phuket where his panicked wife quickly administered an antihistamine shot as he went into anaphylactic shock.

But, despite his wife’s best efforts, the pensioner’s condition deteriorated and he lost consciousness before medics were called to their home at around 11.50am. 

Upon arriving at the scene, the medics found the Briton unconscious on his bed and without a pulse. They rushed to perform CPR on Prince before they shuttled him to the Chalong Hospital where he died as a result of the allergic reaction. .

Police Captain Weeraphong Srinuanpan of the Chalong Police Station performed a preliminary inspection of Prince’s body and said the cause of death was an allergic reaction to the sting.

The expat’s remains were taken to the Vachira Phuket Hospital for a post-mortem exam to determine his cause of death.

His heartbroken wife said her husband had suffered adverse allergic reactions before. 

He had once fainted after eating honey, and lost consciousness on another occasion, when he crushed a bee in his hands. She added that the previous allergy attacks were never severe enough to endanger his life.

Paramedic Natchak Wattanaratjirot, who took Prince to the hospital, said it was the first time in his four-year career that he had seen someone die from an allergy.

Stephen Prince, 69, was returning home on his motorcycle on Thursday when he when felt the bee prick his skin

He said: ‘Most people stung by bees would only experience swelling, rashes, bruising, or itching.

‘I received the report of the injured man and arrived at the house. He was already unconscious when we arrived. We did the best we could to try to save him for his wife.

‘This is the worse case of allergy I have ever seen. I’m very sorry for his wife as she was crying and very upset.’