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Allergy man dies after bee sting | Allergy man dies after bee sting |
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A man died after being stung by a bee while out for a walk with his wife and dog, it has emerged. | A man died after being stung by a bee while out for a walk with his wife and dog, it has emerged. |
Accountant Richard Francis, 59, was stung on the elbow on Sunday and started feeling ill 10 minutes later, his wife has said. | Accountant Richard Francis, 59, was stung on the elbow on Sunday and started feeling ill 10 minutes later, his wife has said. |
Jacqui Francis, also 59, said her husband had a severe allergy to insect stings, but had no medication with him as they walked in Builth Wells, Powys. | Jacqui Francis, also 59, said her husband had a severe allergy to insect stings, but had no medication with him as they walked in Builth Wells, Powys. |
Friends said Mr Francis, of Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, will be "sorely missed". | Friends said Mr Francis, of Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, will be "sorely missed". |
Mrs Francis, 59, said she and her husband, who have been married for 34 years, were out for a walk. | Mrs Francis, 59, said she and her husband, who have been married for 34 years, were out for a walk. |
"Richard was in the office so much he liked to get out when he could," she said. | "Richard was in the office so much he liked to get out when he could," she said. |
"He was stung on his elbow - within 10 minutes he said he didn't feel well. | "He was stung on his elbow - within 10 minutes he said he didn't feel well. |
He was a very honest, straight-forward, likeable man and we are all devastated at what happened Richard Griffiths | He was a very honest, straight-forward, likeable man and we are all devastated at what happened Richard Griffiths |
"We walked about 300 yards and he said he needed to sit down - he was perspiring quite heavily. | "We walked about 300 yards and he said he needed to sit down - he was perspiring quite heavily. |
Mrs Francis said she went for help after realising her husband, a father-of-two, had gone into anaphylactic shock. | Mrs Francis said she went for help after realising her husband, a father-of-two, had gone into anaphylactic shock. |
"I knocked on the door of a nearby house and spoke to a young soldier there and an ambulance was called," she said. | "I knocked on the door of a nearby house and spoke to a young soldier there and an ambulance was called," she said. |
"Richard was prostrate on the ground at that time. | "Richard was prostrate on the ground at that time. |
"A farmer came by and he and a young man picked Richard up and they took him to hospital." | "A farmer came by and he and a young man picked Richard up and they took him to hospital." |
Mrs Francis said that, despite doses of adrenaline and steroids being given to Mr Francis, he could not be revived. | Mrs Francis said that, despite doses of adrenaline and steroids being given to Mr Francis, he could not be revived. |
Tributes | Tributes |
She added her husband had had a similar attack 20 years ago and he was given steroids to take in the event of another attack. | |
Mr Francis was a founder partner of the chartered accountants Francis Gray in Aberystwyth and was also a keen horseman and pilot, piloting himself all over Europe. | Mr Francis was a founder partner of the chartered accountants Francis Gray in Aberystwyth and was also a keen horseman and pilot, piloting himself all over Europe. |
Business partner Robert Gray said it was ironic he enjoyed dangerous sports and yet succumbed to a bee sting. | Business partner Robert Gray said it was ironic he enjoyed dangerous sports and yet succumbed to a bee sting. |
"He will be sorely missed in the town and the business community where he was highly respected," he said. | "He will be sorely missed in the town and the business community where he was highly respected," he said. |
And local Rotary Club colleague Richard Griffiths described him as a "well-respected professional accountant". | And local Rotary Club colleague Richard Griffiths described him as a "well-respected professional accountant". |
"He was a very honest, straight-forward, likeable man and we are all devastated at what happened," he said. | "He was a very honest, straight-forward, likeable man and we are all devastated at what happened," he said. |
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