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…