NewsJuly 22, 2009
Bolivian farmworker killed by ant swarm
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) -- Bolivian police said a 42-year-old man who fell asleep under an ant-infested tree has been killed by insect bites.
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) -- Bolivian police said a 42-year-old man who fell asleep under an ant-infested tree has been killed by insect bites.
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Beni city police chief Rolando Ramos said farmworker Santiago Ortiz apparently had been drinking before sitting down beneath the tree.
Ramos said that when police reached the scene, the man was already dead, but swarms of ants were still crawling across his body.
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