ERODE: A 77-year-old man, who was stung by bees while climbing a tree, succumbed in a hospital in this district, police said.

According to police, Gurusamy, a tree climber of Punjai Thuraiya Palayam village within Banglapudur police limits, while climbing a coconut tree two days ago was attacked by a swarm of bees and admitted to a hospital for treatment. He, however, died in the hospital on Tuesday evening.