Woman took trip to storage unit while recovering from fractured spine… then her dog provoked swarm of 300 KILLER BEES to attack her

Woman took trip to storage unit while recovering from fractured spine... then her dog provoked swarm of 300 KILLER BEES to attack her---

Woman took trip to storage unit while recovering from fractured spine... then her dog provoked swarm of 300 KILLER BEES to attack her
By ADRIANA TARDUGNO
Published: 14:46 EDT, 27 August 2026 | Updated: 09:32 EDT, 28 August 2026

Only four months after recovery of her fractured spine, a Texas woman was viciously attacked and stung by over 300 killer bees at a storage facility.
On August 15th, surveillance video captured Rachel Kelly-McKee walking with her German Shepard at Goose Island Park Storage in Rockport before the attack.
She could be seen passing by trees with her dog, Chelsea as a hoard of Africanized bees swarmed around her. She assumed it all started when Chelsea may have provoked them
'She came in, and I noticed she had a few bees on her… I thought they were honeybees. I said, 'Don't bring the bees in here,'' Kelly-McKee told CNN.
'The minute we cleared that door, I was just absolutely inundated,' she said.
'So, she ran one way, and I ran the other way. I ran all around here just swatting and trying to get them off of me and screaming.'
While trying to escape, Kelly-McKee was trapped behind an automatic storage gate that could only be activated by a moving car. When the storage facility owner saw the commotion, they remotely opened the gate for her to leave.
According to Aransas County Sheriff Department, Deputy Will Newsom raced to rescue her from the unexpected attack. He worked alongside the Lamar Volunteer Fire Department who immediately arrived at the scene.
Only four months after recovery of her fractured spine, Rachel Kelly-McKee was viciously attacked and stung by over 300 killer bees at a storage facility.

On August 15th, surveillance video captured the Texas woman walking with her German Shepard at Goose Island Park Storage in Rockport before the attack. She attempted to run away while swatting the bees and screaming for help

According to Aransas County Sheriff Department, Deputy Will Newsom raced to rescue her from the unexpected attack. He worked alongside the Lamar Volunteer Fire Department who immediately arrived at the scene

'My plan was to roll up and get her into the back compartment of my car and then extricate her from the scene and move her down to Lamar Fire Station, where we could get medical attention' Newsom told reporters.
The officer grabbed a hose and started spraying Kelly-McKee with water to get all the bees off. His quick reaction saved the situation from turning into a fatal accident.
According to the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Africanized honeybees are more defensive that other types like the European honeybee. Accidents have happened when a nest is disturbed as they protect their colonies in large numbers. They are known for following their target up to a quarter mile away.
'I mean, one bee sting can be fatal to some people. She took over 300 stings, which is definitely in the fatal range. So, I knew that we had a limited amount of time to be able to get her out of the situation, get her to medical care,' said Deputy Newsom
Kelly-Mckee is allegedly not looking to place any blame for what happened. She said she just wants people to be aware of how to protect themselves.
The Daily Mail has reached out to the Aransas County Sheriff Department for any additional details on the attack.
According to the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Africanized honeybees (left) are more defensive that other types like the European honeybee (right)

Africanized honeybee accidents have happened when a nest is disturbed as they protect their colonies in large numbers. They are known for following their target up to a quarter mile away

Kelly-Mckee is allegedly not looking to place any blame for what happened. She said she just wants people to be aware of how to protect themselves

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