Officials reported that a man from Kingman in northwestern Arizona is alive even after being stung up to 1,000 times by several thousands of bees on Friday.

Mohave County sheriff's spokeswoman Leslie DeSantis said in a statement that the unidentified man was in a stable condition at Kingman Regional Medical Center following the attack after he apparently disturbed a large hive in the backyard of a home.

He said the number of bees in the shed was unbelievable. The deputy who arrived at the incident site said it was like something you’d see in movies. It was just astonishing, he said.

Authorities said the man was working on the property when he was stung by bees. The man ran to his vehicle to get help from two passersby who were also stung.

A beekeeper called to the scene was also stung 23 times. He told authorities it would probably take several days to fully contain the bees, stated officials.

Authorities after coming across several such cases in the area have warned residents of the area to keep pets indoors, avoid walking nearby, and drive through with car windows closed.

The attack took place at a golf-course community with large-lot homes in Valle Vista, about 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Kingman and 206 miles (332 km) northwest of Phoenix.

A particularly aggressive strain of honeybee has been menacing parts of Arizona in recent weeks, with some people getting stung so many times that they've been hospitalized, said authorities.