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The signs, commonly used in the coastal communities of Australia, warn swimmers not to dive into the “fishing season”, but the warnings were not enough to save a 17-year-old boy who died on Monday, a week after a rare attack by an extremely poisonous jellyfish in Queensland. Authorities say the teenager was swimming on a beach in Bamaga, Cape York, on February 22 when he was stung by a box of jellyfish, a marine creature in the form of a box with long tent roofs filled with poison, according to the BBC. note that the sting of this jellyfish can lead to paralysis and cardiac arrest in the victim and can be fatal. 9News identifies the teenager as Tommy Johnson, who according to police died at Townsville Hospital on Monday after being picked up for life about a week after the incident.
It was the country’s first known death from a box jelly since 2006. ‘Alas, it [previous] deaths have also been reported in Bamaga, “a marine biologist told ABC Australia. Local health official Dr Marlow Coates said it was recently observed that ‘both goat jelly and jellyfish causing Irukandji syndrome in our waters”, per 9News , noting that someone who is stung by one of these creatures should expect immediate, intense pain.The sting should be treated with vinegar – not fresh or salt water, which can make things worse.Also do not try to remove the tentacles or, you can completely avoid this type of injury by heeding Coates ‘warning:’ If you do not have a protective suit and you know there may be stalks or jellyfish in the water, just do not go in. “(Read more jellyfish stories.)