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Frankly that kid is a hero, trying to save his dawgie like that.

11:15 p.m. June 3, 2008

LOS ANGELES – A swarm of bees stung a group of teenage boys hiking in a San Fernando Valley park Tuesday, sending one of them to the hospital and killing a dog that disturbed the beehive, authorities said.

The five boys and the dog, a Boxer named Rocky, were hiking in Stoney Point Park in Chatsworth when the attack occurred, Jane Kolb, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, said.


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The bees stung Rocky and the boys numerous times, Kolb said.

One of the boys who tried to pick up the dog and carry it to safety was stung “as many as 200 times,” Chris Jones, the father of one of the teenagers and the owner of Rocky, told KCAL-TV.

“He carried the dog as far as he could and then collapsed,” Jones said.

The injured teen, Brian Magbitang, was taken to a hospital for treatment. He was given pain medication and released.

Magbitang told KCAL that he saw blood dripping from Rocky's mouth when he grabbed the dog. He said Rocky collapsed in his arms, and he later dropped the pet when “the bees were way too much. They were in my mouth and I tried to wave them off.”

The bees continued to swarm near Rocky, prompting authorities to close access to the trail to go in and retrieve the downed animal.