‘It was funny for the first 10 seconds’
July 14th, 2009 | Coast Guard | Posted by Susan Schept
As Lynn Burton climbed back onto the boat to call for help, she shot a few quick frames of the growing nest of bees on her boat. (Lynn Burton, for FLORIDA TODAY)
Holy Cow.
Florida Today reports on a swarm of bees that got tired as it crossed the Indian River Lagoon and decided to take a break aboard a small boat. The frightened boaters took refuge in the water at first, but then climbed back in the boat once they realized the bees were staying at the stern. They huddled at the bow and called in the troops. The Melbourne Police launched a rescue boat; Indialantic Police sent a personal watercraft; the Coast Guard launched a rubber dinghy; and the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office sent a helicopter to the rescue, the newspaper reports.
“It was funny for the first 10 seconds,” Lynn Burton, the boat owner, told Florida Today.