An old college roommate of my father's was playing golf somewhere in Illinois and had a Coke or some other sugary soda with him.

A bee climbed into his soda while he had it set aside.

He picked it up not knowing about the bee and took a drink.

The bee went down his throat along with the soda and stung him.

He died from lack of air getting to his lungs. He was not allergic to bees; just got stung in a bad place.