A 9-year-old boy, Elia Nkunika, has died after being stung by a bee at Gesha, Mzuzu.

According to Mzuzu Police spokesperson Augustus Nkhwazi, Elia and his friends were playing in a garden near their home when a swarm of bees attacked them. The children fled to a nearby river in an attempt to escape the swarm.

Elia was rushed to Mzuzu Central Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Hospital officials confirmed that the boy died as a result of complications from the bee sting.

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