Noosa News
Swimmer stung by box jellyfish at Pallarenda Beach near Townsville
A woman has been stung by a deadly box jellyfish while swimming at a beach in Far North Queensland.
The woman, in her 40s, was swimming in neck-deep water with family at Pallarenda Beach near Townsville just before midday on Sunday when she was stung on her thigh and abdomen.
Critical Care Paramedic Reece Thomas said quick-thinking bystanders poured bottles of vinegar on the woman’s wounds and removed the tentacles before emergency services arrived.
“When I met the patient it was pretty…
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