Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

American TV presenter chased off screen by 'giant bee'

Fox59's meteorologist Jennifer Ketchmark was laughing at co-hosts when bee arrived in her studio

Rose Troup Buchanan
Thursday 02 October 2014 10:59 BST
Comments
Jennifer Ketchmark with the oversized bee
Jennifer Ketchmark with the oversized bee

An American television weather presenter was chased off camera after the appearance of a giant bee in her studio.

Jennifer Ketchmark, a meteorologist presenting on Fox59, was caught on camera fleeing the studio after what looks to be a giant 3ft bee invades the Indianapolis weather tower.

After initially joking with her co-hosts about the insect, the weather presenter briefly loses her sense of humour when the bee arrives.

Remaining calm, the presenter screams “Oh my gosh it’s back,” before hotfooting it off camera.

“Let’s get past the tower cam, I don’t want to look at it anymore,” she says as she appears to dodge the bee.

The great footage was caught when the errant bee decided for a close-up, flying right up to the camera’s lens – and appearing larger than life.

After making her escape, she can then be heard laughing off-camera, adding: “I’m going to end up on some blooper reel.”

When Ketchmark starts her weather report for Indianapolis she adds: “I’m going to regret that for a long time.”

Tweeting afterwards, the meteorologist commented: “I did not like this bug surprising me during the live weather,” adding her co-hosts Fanchon Stinger and Dan Spehler, "had me laughing so hard.”

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in