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 a...

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