SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Death by fire ants may seem unbelievable, but the tiny insects killed a man in Chuluota as he walked his dog outside a home just off Old Christmas Road. Apparently the man was swarmed when he stepped in an ant pile.
While there are plenty of the ants floating in flood waters, it's a flooded road that prevented a quick rescue when Bob Cunningham, in his 60s, went into anaphylactic shock. Cunningham made it to a hospital, but died from his body's reaction to the ant bites.
Because of the incident, the Seminole County Fire Department set up a temporary rescue station in western Chuluota.
Lake Mills Road, the quickest rescue route for that area, is so badly damaged it will likely be closed for some time.
Fire Ants Attack, Kill Florida Man
The man was swarmed when he stepped in an ant pile.
