{"id":95474,"date":"2025-03-27T12:12:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T10:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/?p=95474"},"modified":"2025-03-27T13:26:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T11:26:07","slug":"city-worker-injured-in-bee-swarm-attack-in-somerset-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/city-worker-injured-in-bee-swarm-attack-in-somerset-west\/","title":{"rendered":"City worker injured in bee swarm attack in Somerset West"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"95475\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/city-worker-injured-in-bee-swarm-attack-in-somerset-west\/img_8948_98550\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8948_98550.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8948_98550\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A 34-year-old City of Cape Town worker was severely stung by a swarm of bees during a lawn mowing operation in Somerset West on Friday (14 March).   Her colleague watched in distress as GB Med Rescue paramedics prepared to transport her to hospital for medical treatment.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A 34-year-old City of Cape Town worker was severely stung by a swarm of bees during a lawn mowing operation in Somerset West on Friday (14 March).   Her colleague watched in distress as GB Med Rescue paramedics prepared to transport her to hospital for medical treatment.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8948_98550-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8948_98550-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8948_98550-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8948_98550-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8948_98550-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8948_98550.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A 34-year-old City of Cape Town worker was severely stung by a swarm of bees during a lawn mowing operation in Somerset West on Friday (14 March).   Her colleague watched in distress as GB Med Rescue paramedics prepared to transport her to hospital for medical treatment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A female City of Cape Town worker sustained serious injuries after she and a group of colleagues were attacked by a swarm of bees during a lawn mowing operation in Somerset West.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emergency services were called to action following the incident in the Rome Glen residential area last Friday (14 March).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On enquiry, the City of Cape Town confirmed that a lawn-mowing team of 10 workers from the Somerset West depot were clearing the pathway through a bushy area along Romulus Street around 09:00 when the woman accidentally hit a beehive. Consequently, the bees attacked, stinging the woman all over her body, as well as inside her mouth. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Other team members were also stung, but not as severely as the 34-year-old woman. Her entire face was swollen,&#8221; said Baydele Sibembe, one of the team members who was part of the lawn mowing operation and fortunately escaped the wrath of the bees.\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the first respondents was emergency personnel of GB Med Rescue, who immediately offered on-scene treatment. The ambulance service crew, however, called on the assistance of other medical emergency services due to the significant number of workers who were stung.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The injured woman was transported to a local private hospital for further medical attention. On arrival, it is believed that she was immediately transferred from casualties to the intensive care unit due to the severity of her injuries. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also alleged that many of the other workers sought their own medical attention, transporting themselves to medical facilities, while others were left traumatised by the incident.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-custom-primary-2-color\"><strong>See short Facebook video here<\/strong><\/mark>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/v\/18uVyD231D\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/v\/18uVyD231D<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spokesperson for the City, Luthando Tyhalibongo, said that the necessary steps have been taken to ensure that the employees who were stung received medical attention and trauma counselling.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tyhalibongo confirmed the lawn mowing operation was part of scheduled maintenance of the area.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote 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