Is a man who dove head first into a irukandji jellyfish expected to live?
SYDNEY—A man dove face-first into an extremely venomous, peanut-sized jellyfish in waters off northeast Australia and medics flew him to a hospital intensive care unit to treat the potentially fatal sting, officials said Friday. The 29-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was on a yacht Thursday off northeast Queensland state. As a precaution, he was wearing a full-length “stinger suit,” a lightweight version of a wetsuit that covers everything but the face, feet and hands and helps protect against venomous jellyfish that are common in northern Australia’s waters during the Southern Hemisphere summer. But when he dove into the water near South Molle Island, he was immediately stung in the face by a potentially lethal Irukandji jellyfish, Central Queensland Helicopter Rescue Service spokeswoman Leonie Hansen said. He was taken back to the island, where a rescue team rushed to his aid. “The crew said he was shivering and in shock and in a great deal of pain,” Hansen said. The
From the AP: Australian dives face-first into deadly jellyfish By KRISTEN GELINEAU (AP) – 12 hours ago SYDNEY — A man dove face-first into an extremely venomous, peanut-sized jellyfish in waters off northeast Australia and medics flew him to a hospital intensive care unit to treat the potentially fatal sting, officials said Friday. The 29-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was on a yacht Thursday off northeast Queensland state. As a precaution, he was wearing a full-length “stinger suit,” a lightweight version of a wetsuit that covers everything but the face, feet and hands and helps protect against venomous jellyfish that are common in northern Australia’s waters during the Southern Hemisphere summer. But when he dove into the water near South Molle Island, he was immediately stung in the face by a potentially lethal Irukandji jellyfish, Central Queensland Helicopter Rescue Service spokeswoman Leonie Hansen said. He was taken back to the island, where a rescue team rushed
A 29-year-old man is in intensive care in a Queensland hospital after reportedly diving into deadly jellyfish tentacles. The man reportedly dived off a yacht moored off South Molle Island, in the Whitsundays. He was wearing a full-body stinger suit when he plunged head-first into the stingers of an irukandji jellyfish, a Mackay Hospital spokeswoman said. Sources: http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/man-dives-headfirst-into-deadly-jellyfish-stingers-20091204-k9tv.
