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Woman reportedly hospitalized after about 1,000 stings; teen also hospitalized

Search-result lead says a 51-year-old woman was hospitalized after about 1,000 stings and a teen girl was also hospitalized. Needs accessible article or alternate source before merge. Marked public-visible preliminary because the event appears real but one or more details remain pending.

Record ID: CA-RIVERSIDE-2014-03XX-POOL-PRELIM
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Date14-Mar
LocationSouthern California / exact city TBD, Riverside, CA, United States
CountryUnited States
State / ProvinceCA
Record TypePreliminary Incident Record
Trigger / ActivityResidential / Property Exposure
SeverityHospitalized / Critical
Bee ID StatusBee ID Unknown
Aggression ClassificationDefensive colony / swarm reported
Source Language

Incident Summary

Search-result lead says a 51-year-old woman was hospitalized after about 1,000 stings and a teen girl was also hospitalized. Needs accessible article or alternate source before merge. Marked public-visible preliminary because the event appears real but one or more details remain pending.

Public-Safety Lesson

Do not use as a public record until source and location are confirmed.

Impact Flags

Human FatalityNo
Human HospitalizedYes
Animal FatalityNo
Responder InvolvedYes

Source Information

Source: NBC Los Angeles search result

Source Strength: Preliminary Public Source*