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Townsville woman stung by box jellyfish at Pallarenda Beach
Paramedics are urging swimmers in North Queensland to stick to patrolled beaches protected by “stinger nets” after a woman was stung by a deadly box jellyfish on the weekend.
The woman, in her 40s, was swimming at Pallarenda Beach near Townsville about midday on Sunday when she was stung on her leg and abdomen.
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Quick thinking bystanders poured vinegar on her before paramedics arrived to take her to hospital, Critical Care Paramedic Reece Thomas said.
“It was clear she was unwell … She was very…
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