"If African bees attack, Lemire recommends getting inside because running from them won’t be enough. This type of bee will chase a victim the length of a football field, he said.
"'You can’t jump in a pool and go underneath and go back up,' Lemire said. 'True African bees will just hover around the pool waiting to sting you.'”
African Bees Kill Dogs, Injure Florida Woman
By Jennifer Abbey
Brutal, though the expert is wrong about one thing... the number of bee stings it takes to kill a person. One sting can do the trick in some cases.