DRAMATIC footage shows the moment a wife fled as her husband was stung more than 50 times by a swarm of bees.
Newlywed couple Leanne and Dan, from South Africa, were strolling over the Nine Arches Bridge in Sri Lanka when they were attacked by dozens of winged critters.
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The clip, shared with their 90,000 followers on YouTube, shows the pair walking across the bridge when suddenly other tourists start to scarper.
Dan warns Leanne: “There’s a bee, stand still, stand still.”
Leanne looks panicked as she starts screaming and brushing frantically at her arms.
A man with a backpack can be seen falling over as he and Leanne make a run for it.
Dan shouts: “Don’t do that, don’t do that, don’t do that.”
But as Leanne runs to safety, Dan is surrounded by countless of the buzzing beasts and quickly uses his T-shirt to shield his face.
He says: “Oh my gosh, there are so many bees.”
Dan can be heard swearing as the giant honey bees swirl around him and get into his ear as he falls to the ground hard before trying to run away while still getting stung.
He makes it over to a group of people, who help him shoo away the angry flying creatures.
Dan was left covered in stings across his body and a police officer assisted another man in helping him remove them, including 15 just in his neck.
Several others were stung, and locals used caster oil to help heal them as it contains strong antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties.
Leanne had run to the other side of the bridge – but Dan was told he must wait at least 10 minutes before he would be allowed to cross.
The video shows Dan worrying about what had happened to his wife before they were reunited.
Leanne was also stung repeatedly, and both had to go to hospital for a check-up as they didn’t know how their bodies react.
Both were examined and given pills to fight off the bee venom.
The marks from their stings turned blue and red and Dan was ill with a fever.
Leanne explained: “When I reached the other side of the bridge the bees were still swarming me and I was begging anyone to help me.
“A local man grabbed me by the arm and put me into a small room with a fire, and kept me in there for around 20 minutes.”
It has raised questions over whether Leanne was right to avoid advice and scamper.
In the video’s caption, Dan said: “Running was not the right decision, but I felt like I had no other choice.”
The pair said bee attacks are common on the popular bridge, with bees nesting underneath the structure.
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