PALM DESERT, Calif. -- One person is in critical condition and three others have minor injuries after encountering a swarm of bees in Southern California.
Cal Fire/Riverside County says firefighters responded to the scene in Palm Desert just before 9 a.m. Tuesday.
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Two victims made their way to a paramedic unit, another victim had taken shelter in a residence, and firefighters found a fourth victim in an outdoor pool. Cal Fire says the latter victim was taken by ambulance to a hospital in critical condition.
Vector control has been called in to try to find the bee hive.
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Palm Desert is in the Coachella Valley, about 125 miles east of Los Angeles.
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FILE - Bees fly in front of beehive during a sunny day, Wednesday, April 4, 2018.