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One of the world’s most deadliest animals kills teen
A teenage boy has died one week after coming across one of the “most deadly” animals in the world in far north Queensland.
The 17-year-old Bamaga boy was stung by a box jellyfish on February 22 while fishing along the Cape York Peninsula, police say.
He was taken to Townsville Hospital for treatment but died on March 1.
“Police are preparing a report for the coroner following the sudden death of a 17-year-old Bamaga male,” a police spokesman said.
“It’s a non-suspicious death.”
Chironex fleckeri, known as a box jellyfish, is one of…
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