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By NICHOLAS COMINO FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 05:36 BST, 4 April 2025 | Updated: 05:36 BST, 4 April 2025
An influencer has narrowly escaped death after she was stung by a box jellyfish, one of the world’s most venomous creatures.Julie, an Irish travel content creator, was on a three-day boat trip in the Philippines, following the popular route from Coron to El Nido.On the first day of the trip, Julie waded into shallow waters while filming for a brand collaboration on her social media. She didn’t notice the jellyfish as she submerged herself but later described feeling something that felt like ‘jelly’ in the water.It wasn’t until she stood up that she felt a ‘burning’ sensation on her thighs, comparing it to having a flat iron pressed against her skin. In ‘excruciating’ pain, she screamed and ran back to the beach where she was attended to by an Australian nurse and doctor who were luckily on the boat tour. She credits the couple for helping her ‘get through it’ and managing the intense pain. The pair closely monitored her condition, knowing that a sting from a box jellyfish – which are also common in Australian waters – contain a neurotoxin that could trigger a heart attack or cause paralysis. Julie, an Irish travel content creator, was on a three-day boat trip in the Philippines, following the popular route from Coron to El Nido, when she was stung by a box jellyfish Julie, who was fearing for her life, said the stinging sensation lasted all day. Later, she learned that she was fortunate to be stung on the leg, as a sting to the neck, wrist, ankle, or bellybutton could have been fatal.The tour guide retrieved the jellyfish and found its tentacles were 2metres long. Dr Lisa-ann Gershwin, Director of the Australian Marine Stinger Advisory Services, told Yahoo News the Irish tourist was ‘lucky to be alive.”It can take as little as three metres of stings to kill a healthy adult, and it happens in less than two minutes. For children, it’s only 1.2 meters,’ she said. ‘Not everybody stung by a box jellyfish will die, but if you’ve been stung beyond that lethal threshold, you’re statistically likely to.’Over 10 months on from the sting, Julie said she has permanent nerve damage from the sting and ongoing gut issues. The last Australian to die from a box jellyfish was in 2022, when 14-year-old Mark Angelo Ligmayo tragically died after being stung at Eimeo Beach, north of Mackay in QueenslandIn Australia, box jellyfish are found along the far north Queensland coast and extend across northern Australia to Western Australia.In contrast, countries like the Philippines where prevention measures are less advanced, experience 20 to 50 deaths in the same period.The last Australian to die from a box jellyfish was in 2022, when 14-year-old Mark Angelo Ligmayo tragically died after being stung at Eimeo Beach, north of Mackay.
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Influencer inadvertently captures the moment she’s stung by a deadly box jellyfish at a beach in the Philippines
