N.C. Man Dies from Allergic Reaction to Fire Ant Bite

  FRANKLINTON, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Franklinton family is warning others after the death of a father and husband. Floyd Edwards died September 28 after his family said he had an allergic reaction following a fire ant bite. "There ain't no telling how many times he got bit by fire ants," said Carlton Curtis, Edwards's son. Curtis, his brother, and Edwards were clearing out a trailer on their 45-acre property when he began having problems. "All of a sudden he says - 'Carlton, something's in my throat,'" Curtis said. Edwards drank some water, and then returned to working. Shortly after, he came back to the house still struggling. "I sat him down in the recliner right here - and I said, 'Floyd don't try to talk, just try to breathe. That's all you need to be worried about right now,' and you can tell he was real antsy like 'I can't breathe,'" Curtis recalled. Paramedics gave him two shots with an EpiPen and Benadryl, but Curtis said that didn't help. Read more at WTVD.
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