Gary Knabenbauer has been an LAPD volunteer for nearly 20 years. Two weeks after he was attacked by bees in Encino, he said he's looking forward to eventually getting back on the job.
for nearly two decades. He was on the job in Encino on May 15, when he was seen live from SkyFOX, swarmed by the bees, which stung him repeatedly, forcing him to fall to the ground.LA city volunteer recovering after bee attack"As soon as they got out of the car, they came storming at my face," Knabenbauer said. "I was talking to my partner also they were trying to get at him through the windshield, they were hitting the windshield.
"They were on my eyes [I was] trying to get them out of my eyes and trying to keep my eyes closed, I didn't want to be stung in the eyeballs," he said. The fall broke Knabenbauer's orbital bone, which required surgery to fix. Since the attack, Knabenbauer's been back and forth to the doctors, twice winding up back in the emergency room for a racing heart.
Initially, there was confusion about how much of the medical bills Knabenbauer would be responsible for. The LAPD confirmed that any expenses beyond his personal insurance would be covered. , in anticipation of excess costs like replacing the glasses broken in the fall. After all the bills are paid though, Knabenbauer said he wants to donate the funds to the volunteer corps."I've been doing this for 18 years as a volunteer," he said. "The soonest I can get back, the better.
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