8 hikers treated after bee attack on Camelback Mountain, fire department says

PHOENIX — Eight hikers were treated by Phoenix fire crews after being attacked by a large swarm of bees on Camelback Mountain, according to the Phoenix Fire Department.

On Monday morning, around 9:15 a.m., the Phoenix Fire Department received reports that multiple hikers had been stung by a swarm of bees near the base of Cholla Trail.

The calls came from hikers at multiple locations across the mountain, so the Phoenix Fire Department upgraded the call to a “greater alarm mountain rescue.”…

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