Propolis

bees, honey and other sticky subjects

Monday, August 09, 2004

Bee PR

I think this report from Israel's Haaretz newspaper needs a little revision to help readers understand quickly what really happened:
A yeshiva student from Betar Illit was moderately hurt yesterday evening after being attacked by a swarm of bees during a hiking tour in the Western Galilee. A spokesman for Magen David Adom said that the 24-year-old yeshiva student had been hiking with friends in the area of the Kanyon River, south of Karmiel, when he came across a bee hive. The student kicked the hive and was then attacked by hundreds of bees, suffering stings to his face and head. His two friends were also stung. The student was treated on the scene and then evacuated to Nahariya Hospital in moderate condition.
How about?:

“A yeshiva student who kicked a hive whilst out hiking was then attacked by hundreds of the bees, suffering stings to his face and head...”

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