India, Feb. 16 -- A 44-year-old man allegedly suffered fatal injuries while fleeing from an attack by a swarm of honey bees on Saturday morning at the Karnala fort in Panvel, where he had gone with his family for trekking. The deceased, identified as Sandeep Purohit, is a resident of Koperkhairane in Navi Mumbai.

Eight other people, including few students from an engineering college of Mumbai, are reported to have suffered injuries while trying to flee from the attacking bees. A rescue team, comprising of staff from Karnala Bird Sanctuary and NGO Nisarg Mitra, reached the spot after getting a distress call.

"At 11 am, we received a call from the fort area stating that there had been an attack and many were injured. It took us around 45 ...