Man stung in the face by deadly jellyfish

The man was on holiday in Queensland’s Whitsundays when he was attacked by a highly venomous – but tiny – sea creature.

The Australian box jellyfish or Chironex fleckeri, as it is known scientifically, are found mostly across the northern part of Australia.

The 41-year-old NSW man was on holiday at Hamilton Island, in Queensland’s Whitsunday Islands, on Friday morning when he was stung in the face by an Irukandji jellyfish.

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