Influencer inadvertently captures the moment she's stung by a deadly box jellyfish at a beach in the Philippines

An influencer has narrowly escaped decease aft she was stung by a container jellyfish, 1 of the world's astir venomous creatures.

Julie, an Irish question contented creator, was connected a three-day vessel travel successful the Philippines, pursuing the fashionable way from Coron to El Nido.

On the archetypal time of the trip, Julie waded into shallow waters portion filming for a marque collaboration connected her societal media. 

She didn't announcement the jellyfish arsenic she submerged herself but aboriginal described feeling thing that felt similar 'jelly' successful the water.

It wasn't until she stood up that she felt a 'burning' sensation connected her thighs, comparing it to having a level robust pressed against her skin. 

In 'excruciating' pain, she screamed and ran backmost to the formation wherever she was attended to by an Australian caregiver and doc who were luckily connected the vessel tour. 

She credits the mates for helping her 'get done it' and managing the aggravated pain. 

The brace intimately monitored her condition, knowing that a sting from a container jellyfish - which are besides communal successful Australian waters, incorporate a neurotoxin that could trigger a bosom onslaught oregon origin paralysis. 

Julie, who was fearing for her life, said the stinging sensation lasted each day. 

Later, she learned that she was fortunate to beryllium stung connected the leg, arsenic a sting to the neck, wrist, ankle, oregon bellybutton could person been fatal.

The circuit usher retrieved the jellyfish and recovered its tentacles were 2metres long. 

Dr Lisa-ann Gershwin, Director of the Australian Marine Stinger Advisory Services, told Yahoo News the Irish tourer was 'lucky to beryllium alive.'

'It tin instrumentality arsenic small arsenic 3 metres of stings to termination a steadfast adult, and it happens successful little than 2 minutes. For children, it's lone 1.2 metres,' she said. 

'Not everybody stung by a container jellyfish volition die, but if you've been stung beyond that lethal threshold, you're statistically apt to.'

Over 10 months connected from the sting, Julie said she has imperishable nervus harm from the sting and ongoing gut issues.

In Australia, container jellyfish are recovered on the acold northbound Queensland seashore and widen crossed bluish Australia to Western Australia.

In contrast, countries similar the Philippines wherever prevention measures are little advanced, acquisition 20 to 50 deaths successful the aforesaid period.

The past Australian to dice from a container jellyfish was successful 2022, erstwhile 14-year-old Mark Angelo Ligmayo tragically died aft being stung astatine Eimeo Beach, northbound of Mackay.