Two environmental Enforcement Section deputies were on four wheelers at English Creek Preserve when they ran over a hornets nest on the ground Wednesday, Sept. 3.
At about 9:15 a.m., the deputies were on routine patrol inside the park looking for abandoned vehicles and trespassers when they ran over the nest.
Roy Johnson, 38, was stung multiple times and treated at the scene by EMS. Dean Cary, 53, was not injured. Johnson is a 14-year veteran, and Cary is a 24-year veteran.
English Creek Preserve is located near the Highway 60 and County Line Road intersection in Plant City.