Fraser Coast Chronicle

Warnings after teen killed by box jellyfish

Box jellyfish and Irukandji jellyfish can both inflict fatal stings and are found in waters north of 1770.

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05th March 2021 12:03 AM

Captain Ken Smith scooped a deadly box jellyfish out of Gladstone Harbour at the marina. Photo Mary Bolling / The Observer

Queensland teen dies after box jellyfish sting

A teenager has died after being stung by a jellyfish in Far North Queensland.

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04th March 2021 10:03 AM

‘Pretty freaky’: Box jelly feeds on baby fish

"It was pretty freaky, my friend and I had only been kayaking at the marina earlier in the day."

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22nd Jan. 2020 5:01 AM

HUNTING: The box jellyfish in the Mackay Marina. Picture: Megan Love

Boy, 3, survives deadly box jellyfish stings

A 3-YEAR-OLD boy is recovering in hospital after he survived a potentially deadly box jellyfish sting.

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31st Oct. 2019 9:10 AM

Box jellyfish have quick-acting venom in their tentacles that can kill a person in less than five minutes. Picture: Zak Simmonds

Reports of multiple irukandji jellyfish stings

A RESCUE helicopter has flown to Fraser Island after reports a number of people have been stung by an extremely venomous...

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28th Dec. 2018 7:12 PM

A close up image of the tiny Irukandji jellyfish.

Adani's Abbot Point increases security

ACTIVISTS looking to get into Abbot Point undetected may have to crawl through a swamp after security personnel beefed up...

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17th Jan. 2018 7:01 AM

Security has been stepped up around Abbot Point and Aurizon in light of more protesters arriving in the district. Semi Ravoka and wife Sala with the Australian Indigenous Security Service.

Two-year-old stung by box jellyfish

Child recovers after being stung by jellyfish at Cape Hillsborough

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13th Jan. 2018 5:01 AM

Two-year-old Ellie Ballantyne was stung by a box jellyfish.

Kids treated for marine stings, box jellyfish found on beach

MACKAY Hospital and Health service has warned beach swimmers to take care after three children were treated for marine...

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29th Dec. 2017 9:12 AM

Eimeo Surf Life Saving Club shared this photo of a box jellyfish found at Bucasia Beach on Thursday. The club warned swimmers to don stinger suits, swim between the flags and to carry vingear and a mobile phone.

Deadly box jellyfish caught in drags across Mackay

DEADLY box jellyfish and even a stray bluebottle, have been caught in drags across Mackay.

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13th Feb. 2017 7:02 AM

A box jellyfish caught in the drags at Eimeo Beach on Sunday.

How to tell if that jellyfish is deadly or not

What to look for, where they're found, what to do if you're stung and what it means if a jellyfish is 'cuboid'

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20th Jan. 2017 5:01 PM

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