Fire Ants kill South Carolina man
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Fire ant attack kills Spartanburg man
NYT Regional Media Group
- Last modified: December 14. 2007 5:48PM
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - A Spartanburg man died Wednesday after he was bitten by fire ants and went into anaphylactic shock, a Spartanburg County coroner's investigator said Thursday night.
Bradford McChyne Cogdell, 45, of 466 Zellen Drive was helping move rocks off a friend's property at 4813 Cannons Campground Road just before 5 p.m. Wednesday, when he apparently was stung, said coroner's investigator J. Dwayne Corn.
Cogdell's condition rapidly deteriorated, and he was pronounced dead at 5:52 p.m. at Mary Black Memorial Hospital.
Neither his mother, Louise Cogdell, nor his wife of 15 years, Susan Cogdell, made it to the hospital in time to say goodbye.
Bradford Cogdell was a general contractor who often did work at the Cannons Campground property, his family said. He also is survived by a 40-year-old brother, Matthew, and a 14-year-old daughter, Carrie.
Corn said Cogdell's death is the third in Spartanburg County this year by anaphylactic shock. According to the National Institutes of Health, anaphylaxis happens when an allergic response causes a drop in blood pressure, which can cause shock and a swelling of the tongue that can block the airway.
Susan Cogdell said her husband had been bitten before without any negative reaction.
Bradford Cogdell was driving a backhoe when he apparently was bitten by an unknown number of ants. He informed a friend by cell phone that he was going into shock and needed help, and the friend called 911 and began CPR. He was transported to Mary Black but died before he could be treated in the emergency room, Corn said.
Corn said the colony of ants, which may have been larger than normal because of the warm weather, could have been stirred up by the backhoe or the wind.
Susan Cogdell said she and Bradford had been together for 20 years - married for the past 15. Their last conversation was about plans to see their daughter dance at school Thursday night. "He was just a good man, that's all I can say," Susan Cogdell said.
His mother said the only good-bye she got was a familiar one.
"I know the last words he told me because it happened every day," Louise Cogdell said. "When he leaves, he hugs me and I tell him I love him, and he always says, 'Mama, I love you, too."'
Fire ant attack kills Spartanburg man
NYT Regional Media Group
- Last modified: December 14. 2007 5:48PM
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - A Spartanburg man died Wednesday after he was bitten by fire ants and went into anaphylactic shock, a Spartanburg County coroner's investigator said Thursday night.
Bradford McChyne Cogdell, 45, of 466 Zellen Drive was helping move rocks off a friend's property at 4813 Cannons Campground Road just before 5 p.m. Wednesday, when he apparently was stung, said coroner's investigator J. Dwayne Corn.
Cogdell's condition rapidly deteriorated, and he was pronounced dead at 5:52 p.m. at Mary Black Memorial Hospital.
Neither his mother, Louise Cogdell, nor his wife of 15 years, Susan Cogdell, made it to the hospital in time to say goodbye.
Bradford Cogdell was a general contractor who often did work at the Cannons Campground property, his family said. He also is survived by a 40-year-old brother, Matthew, and a 14-year-old daughter, Carrie.
Corn said Cogdell's death is the third in Spartanburg County this year by anaphylactic shock. According to the National Institutes of Health, anaphylaxis happens when an allergic response causes a drop in blood pressure, which can cause shock and a swelling of the tongue that can block the airway.
Susan Cogdell said her husband had been bitten before without any negative reaction.
Bradford Cogdell was driving a backhoe when he apparently was bitten by an unknown number of ants. He informed a friend by cell phone that he was going into shock and needed help, and the friend called 911 and began CPR. He was transported to Mary Black but died before he could be treated in the emergency room, Corn said.
Corn said the colony of ants, which may have been larger than normal because of the warm weather, could have been stirred up by the backhoe or the wind.
Susan Cogdell said she and Bradford had been together for 20 years - married for the past 15. Their last conversation was about plans to see their daughter dance at school Thursday night. "He was just a good man, that's all I can say," Susan Cogdell said.
His mother said the only good-bye she got was a familiar one.
"I know the last words he told me because it happened every day," Louise Cogdell said. "When he leaves, he hugs me and I tell him I love him, and he always says, 'Mama, I love you, too."'
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Of all the ways to go that's not one of them. [xx(] 0 -
That's tragic news.
I hate those little critters.0
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