Larry Goodwin, of Moody, Texas, was killed Saturday by a swarm of 40,000 Africanized bees, reported KCEN.

Goodwin, who had just turned 62 on Friday, was clearing brush in his neighbor's back yard when he disrupted a hive nested in an old chicken coop. The coop had 22 honeycombs of "killer bees," as they are commonly known.

The International Science Times reported he ran from his tractor towards his neighbor's house, grabbed a garden hose and tried to fight them off. His wife and daughter, as well as the neighbor's wife and daughter, tried to help him but were also stung.

An eyewitness called 911 to report the killer bee attack and when firefighters arrived, they were stung as well. An unidentified woman, who reportedly ran out the house to help Goodwin, was taken to the hospital. She's currently in critical condition, according to IST.

Responders attempted to resuscitate Goodwin on the scene, but he was pronounced dead. His family told KCEN that there was no spot on his body that was not stung by the swarm of killer bees.

"You can't believe how bad they are," Allen Miller, the animal control expert who removed the hive after the attack, told Sky News. "They make me want to get out of this business."

The average person, given they are not allergic to bees, can withstand about ten killer bee stings per pound of body weight. Miller said what makes the Africanized bees so dangerous is that they send the entire hive to attack intruders, while European honeybees will only send ten percent of the hive.

John Puckett, Goodwin's neighbor, said more people should take precautionary steps to avoid attacks like this before they happen.

"Anywhere you think a bee's going to be. Really take precaution if you have any doubt," he told KCEN. "Call somebody or call the fire department out here and they'll check it out for you."

Miller said he has seen five cases like this in the past month, which is more than he normally sees in a year.

"If anybody has any brush or anything on their lands, please clear it, because they don't want to go through this. Nobody needs to go through this," said Goodwin's daughters Tanya Goodwin and Kelley Flores.