MAN STUNG NEARLY 300 TIMES BY SWARM OF BEES / EXPECTED TO RECOVER
3850 Justice El Paso, TX 79938 
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Deputy Jesse Tovar / PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Direct: (915) 538-2119
Pager: (915) 533-0733 (#5370)
EMAIL: jtovar@epcounty.com
Release Date / Time: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 2:45 PM
SECTION: El Paso County Sheriff's Office (LOWER VALLEY PATROL)
EVENT: MAN STUNG NAERLY 300 TIMES BY SWARM OF BEES / EXPECTED TO RECOVER
LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE: 400 block of Camino de La Rosa SAN ELIZARIO, TX
DATE / TIME: Wednesday , September 16, 2009 9:30 AM
RESULT: Subject transported to hospital
SAN ELIZARIO, TX- Wednesday morning 09-16-09 at 9:30 AM, Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the area near 400 Camino Del La Rosa located in San Elizario, TX in reference to an injured party. Information received indicated three individuals had been attacked by a swarm of bees. Deputies arrived to find that a 35 year-old male who was stung multiple times had already been transported by a friend to a local area hospital.
The two other individuals, 43 & 18 year-old males were treated at the scene by Life Ambulance Medics for stings they sustained (minor injuries). Both refused to be transported to the hospital. The San Elizario & Socorro Fire Departments arrived on scene & sprayed foam on the bees in order to subdue them.
Deputies conducted a follow-up at a local hospital to check on the status of the 35 year-old male who was identified as JUSTIN OTTON (35). OTTON is employed by the El Paso County Water Improvement District and was clearing the weeds along the canal that runs parallel with Camino De La Rosa when he was attacked by the swarm of bees.
Deputies learned OTTON was operating a tractor with the windows rolled down when the bees suddenly entered the driver compartment and began stinging him. Hospital staff estimated OTTON had been stung approximately 200 to 300 times in the head, neck, face and hands. He remains in stable condition.
The other 2 victims of the bee attacks were identified as MARTIN CHAVEZ (43) & JOSUE CHAVEZ (18).
NO OTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
END OF NEWS RELEASE
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in March of 2001 was the first Sheriff’s Office in the State of Texas to be Internationally Accredited from CALEA and is now the recipient of the First CALEA Tri-Arc award in Texas (4th in the Nation) to have accreditations in: Law Enforcement, Communications, Training Academy.