Yellow Jacket Encounter Sends Georgia Toddler to Hospital

A two-year-old boy from Georgia is fighting for his life after being stung more than 150 times by yellow jackets in a sudden and devastating accident that caused multi-organ failure.

According to family updates and local news reports, little Beckham Reed was playing with his cousins, riding an electric toy car, when he unknowingly disturbed a hidden yellow jacket nest. In an instant, the swarm attacked, covering his small body with painful stings.

Beckham was first taken to the emergency room, where he was given morphine and Benadryl before being sent home. But within 24 hours, his condition worsened dramatically. His skin began to turn yellow—a sign of serious medical distress—prompting his parents to rush him back to the hospital.

Doctors soon discovered the severity of the situation. Beckham, who was born with only one functioning kidney, was in multi-organ failure, with his kidney, liver, and heart all struggling to cope with the toxic overload from the venom. He was transferred to the ICU at Memorial Health in Savannah, where he was placed on a ventilator, dialysis, and IV medications to help stabilize his fragile condition.