07-22-2010, 12:56 PM
OWIES!
i can't believe 150 people made the same mistake! even children. yes, their little tentacles/harpoons still work when they are dead. i learned that as a kid. the toxin can cause anaphylactic shock just like some insect stings.
Giant Dead Jellyfish Stings 150 People on New Hampshire Beach
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Marine fisheries officials identified the creature as a Lion's Mane jellyfish, which is a species rarely seen so far south and in shallow waters.
RYE, N.H. — A massive dead jellyfish — which broke into pieces after officials tried to remove it from the water — was responsible for 150 people being stung at a New Hampshire beach Wednesday, the Boston Globe reported.
Most of the people stung at Wallis Sands State Park located in the town of Rye, N.H., were children and five were sent to Portsmouth Regional Hospital.
Rye Fire Lieutenant, Charles Gallant, said earlier in the day park officials tried to remove the jellyfish, described as being about 50 pounds and the size of a turkey platter or trash can lid, but it broke up into a number of pieces. Its stingers were still active even though it was dead.
Lifeguards at the beach treated the majority of people who were stung with vinegar and baking soda.
Gallant said it was rare for the area to experience just one jellyfish sting, let alone 150.
"At least for us, they’re not very common," he told the Globe.
Marine fisheries officials identified the creature as a Lion's Mane jellyfish, which is a species rarely seen so far south and in shallow waters.
i can't believe 150 people made the same mistake! even children. yes, their little tentacles/harpoons still work when they are dead. i learned that as a kid. the toxin can cause anaphylactic shock just like some insect stings.
Giant Dead Jellyfish Stings 150 People on New Hampshire Beach
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Marine fisheries officials identified the creature as a Lion's Mane jellyfish, which is a species rarely seen so far south and in shallow waters.
RYE, N.H. — A massive dead jellyfish — which broke into pieces after officials tried to remove it from the water — was responsible for 150 people being stung at a New Hampshire beach Wednesday, the Boston Globe reported.
Most of the people stung at Wallis Sands State Park located in the town of Rye, N.H., were children and five were sent to Portsmouth Regional Hospital.
Rye Fire Lieutenant, Charles Gallant, said earlier in the day park officials tried to remove the jellyfish, described as being about 50 pounds and the size of a turkey platter or trash can lid, but it broke up into a number of pieces. Its stingers were still active even though it was dead.
Lifeguards at the beach treated the majority of people who were stung with vinegar and baking soda.
Gallant said it was rare for the area to experience just one jellyfish sting, let alone 150.
"At least for us, they’re not very common," he told the Globe.
Marine fisheries officials identified the creature as a Lion's Mane jellyfish, which is a species rarely seen so far south and in shallow waters.