Father, 80, is killed by bee sting while attending his only child’s funeral in Brazil
- The pensioner was at the funeral of his 45-year-old son when the bees attacked
- He was rushed to hospital in the Amazon state Roraima as 10 others also stung
- He is said to have died from kidney complications after an allergic reaction
- Mr Diniz is now set to be buried alongside his son in the town of Bonfim
A pensioner died after a swarm of bees attacked mourners at his son’s funeral in Brazil.
Raul Diniz, 80, was rushed to hospital with a severe allergic reaction after being stung in the Amazon state of Roraima yesterday.
Mr Diniz went into anaphylactic shock but is said to have died from kidney complications.
Ten other mourners also suffered bee stings at the cemetery in the town of Bonfim.
Raul Diniz, 80, was rushed to hospital with a severe allergic reaction after being stung by bees
Mr Diniz was attending the funeral of his son in the remote Amazon state of Roraima
The funeral of Mr Diniz’s 45-year-old son, Rui, was postponed and the family now intend to bury them alongside each other. It is not known how Rui, his only child, died.
An investigation into the tragedy is underway but a local official said everything was pointing to the dead man suffering an allergic reaction to the bee stings.
He was taken to a health centre immediately after the attack at around 10am before being transferred to a hospital when his condition deteriorated.
Roraima is the northernmost and least populated state of Brazil. It borders the states of Amazonas and Para and the countries of Venezuela and Guyana.