FALLBROOK, Calif. (KGTV) - Eleven North County students were stung several times by a swarm of insects during PE class Wednesday, with two of those students being sent to the hospital.
The students were running outside during physical education class at James E. Potter Junior High School at about 9:30 a.m., before they said they were stung by an insect on their heads, arms, and legs, according to fire officials.
Two students were transported to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injuries and swelling, fire officials said. One Epipen was used during the incident.
The students described the bugs as black and yellow, leading officials to believe they were either bees, hornets, or wasps of some type.
Fire officials said they haven't had an increase in swarms calls of any kind.
Second week of school 11 kids attacked by swarm. One student tells me someone was stung in the eye pic.twitter.com/9nk9leDDEJ
— Jennifer Delacruz (@10NewsJen) August 24, 2017
I found lots of bees in the front of Potter Jr. High School as parents wait to pick up their kids pic.twitter.com/O6lM54Pp63
— Jennifer Delacruz (@10NewsJen) August 24, 2017
The Fallbrook Union Elementary School District has not issued a statement yet on the incident, but told 10News reporter Jennifer Delacruz they would issue one shortly.
10News' Jennifer Delacruz is at the scene and will have more on 10News at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
