Cape Town — A travelling South African couple, Daniel and Leanne, managed to film themselves being attacked by a swarm of bees on the 9 Arch Bridge in Elle, Sri Lanka, describing it as their ” worst travel experience”.
The couple who have a YouTube channel named The Buddymoon said that before visiting the renowned tourist destination, they had not been warned that there were bee hives under the bridge.
“There was not only 1 hive… but 4 hives under the arches. The bees inside these hives were giant honey bees, which are twice the size of a normal honey bee,” Daniel wrote.
“When we were attacked, I stood still because they will not attack if you are not threating them. I was not stung the entire time up until the point a bee tried to get into my ear. I tried to flick the bee off to prevent this from happening and because the bee felt threated by me trying to flick it, it stung me. This is when all the bees started to sting and that’s when I decided to run,” Daniel said.
Watch the video here:
“After the incident, we spoke to the locals who said that bee attacks are a common occurrence on this bridge, especially when there are drones. We wish there were warning signs. We hope no one else has to experience what we went through, but we are so grateful that the locals helped us so quickly and for the fact that we are not allergic. This could have ended very differently if we were,” Daniel added.
“If you ever go to the 9 arch bridge, just be aware that there are bees.”
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Compiled by Junaid Benjamin
