Anganwadi cook saves 20 children from swarm attack but dies due to bee stings in MP

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An Anganwadi cook from Madhya Pradesh's Neemuch district died while trying to save the lives of nearly 20 children in Ranpur village during a swarm attack.

According to reports, the incident occurred when the children were playing outside the Anganwadi centre in Madawada Panchayat and were suddenly surrounded by a swarm of bees from a nearby hive.

Seeing the danger, Kanchan Bai Meghwal, president of the ‘Jai Mata Di’ self-help group and the centre’s cook, allegedly rushed to protect them without thinking about her own safety.

She wrapped the terrified children one by one in a tarpaulin sheet and a floor mat and sent them inside a room, while she stood between the bees and the children, according to a report by The Free Press Journal.

In the process, she was repeatedly stung by hundreds of bees. She was rushed to hospital in a critical condition, where doctors declared her brought dead.

Her body was handed over to the family after a post-mortem examination on Tuesday.