Seven persons were injured in a wild-bee attack atop Mallappa Konda hill, 25 km from Kuppam on Friday evening. The incident came to light on Saturday.
According to sources, a couple in their early 20s from Tekal in Karnataka’s Kolar district, visited the hilltop on a bike in the evening. After a stroll through the thickets, the two were about to leave when a swarm of wild bees attacked them. They receiving stings all over their bodies and started crying for help.
A few residents, who were on their way to the hilltop to light lamps on the occasion of Pournami, heard their cries and rushed to their rescue; they too were attacked by the bees. On information, a 108 ambulance reached the spot and the two were taken to PES medical college at Kuppam. Five residents, injured in the bee attack, were treated as outpatients at a government hospital.
