An elderly Austin man was found dead at his home with more than 50 bee stings to his body.

The 81-year-old man lived on the 1700 block of Barbara Street. Police say he was mowing his lawn around 10:45 Saturday morning when he was stung more than 50 times by bees. The victim’s name was not immediately released, but family members tell police that he abruptly stopped mowing the lawn and went inside the house. His wife told police she found him moments later on the floor in one of the bathrooms unconscious. She called 911.

When EMS arrived he was already dead. Initially the crew thought the man died of a heart attack. His body was taken to a nearby funeral home. There, employees at the home found more than 50 bee stings over his head, neck and chest. They called the Travis County Medical Examiner’s office and his body was taken in for an autopsy to determine whether or not the bee stings caused his death. Family members searched the yard but told police they didn't find any bees nearby.

Pest control experts at ABC Pest and Lawn say it is the middle of bee season and they have seen the bee population grow across Austin. Those who live nearby the victim say they've seen bees in the yards nearby.

“One time I had it plugged up and they got trapped in my shop and there were thousands of bees that got in and were trying to get up against the wall,” said neighbor John B. Carlon.

Now neighbors want the city to survey their community.

“We need somebody to come and check on it, because if this man was stung my neighbor said about 50 times, if there were that many bees there then we need to find a way to get rid of them,” said neighbor Una Kunkel.

The victim's body is at the Travis County Medical Examiner's Office, undergoing a full autopsy. It is still unknown what type of insects stung the man.