TOURISTS STUNG BY BEES AT CERRO VERDE

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Several people were stung by bees during a visit to Cerro Verde in Santa Ana, while they were taking a tourist hike.

Personnel from Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador, the army, Policía Nacional Civil, and the SEM went to the foothills of the Sana Ana volcano, where several people taking a hike were stung by bees.

Two of the national tourists suffered serious health problems, making it necessary to admit them to San Juan de Dios Hospital. Meanwhile, the other five were treated by SEM doctors and Emergency Medical Technicians from Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador.

Karen Cecilia Iraheta de Zuñiga, 42, and Esperanza Carolina Ramos, 46, were transferred to San Juan Dios Hospital in Santa Ana due to the health complications caused by the bee stings.

Meanwhile, Diana Graciela Ruiz González, 21; Javier Andrés Ascencio Flores, 28; Christopher Alexis Torres Sánchez, 28; Ingrid Margarita Mira Miranda, 38; Paola Nicol Granillo, 22; Andre Michel Granillo, 28; and Jesibel Beraliz Romero Escamilla, 24, were treated in a stable condition and out of danger by SEM doctors.