A father-of-two has died a tragic death after he was attacked and stung by a swarm of bees inside his garden.
Eric Dahl
Eric Dahl, a 48-year-old man being described as a "wonderful dad", has died after he was attacked by a swarm of bees.
According to Daily Star UK, the man was attacked by the insects as he was blowing leaves in his garden over the weekend.
The stings are believed to have triggered a shock reaction, which resulted in the dad-of-two suffering a heart attack.
Paramedics rushed him from his home in Foxborough, Massachusetts, to Norwood Hospital where he later died.
Eric, a systems analyst, was said to be in excellent health and had been out for a six-mile run with his wife, Alison, the Saturday before the tragic event.
He was not known to have any allergies and had even been stung by a bee before – without being drastically affected.
Eric's mother-in-law, Carolyn Romsey, told the Sun Chronicle: "He was a wonderful son and husband and he was a wonderful father."
Alison said: "He loved Boston sports. He was a huge, huge fan and he loved to exercise.
"He never took a sick day."
She added that the family had received "tremendous support" from the town in the days following Eric's death.
Eric is survived by his wife and his daughters Emma, 14, and Casey,12.