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“#Australian teen dies after box jellyfish sting<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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\n A sign outside a hotel in the Australian city of Darwin warns against swimming in the sea due to the danger posed by box jellyfish
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An Australian teenager has died after a suspected box jellyfish sting, authorities said Thursday, in a rare case believed to be the country’s first such death in 15 years.<\/p>\n

Health officials said the 17-year-old was stung while swimming at Bamaga, a remote community on the tip of Cape York in Australia’s far north, on February 22.<\/p>\n

He was airlifted to a hospital where he died on March 1, according to police.<\/p>\n

The Australian box jellyfish, or Chironex fleckeri, is among the world’s most venomous creatures.<\/p>\n

It is found primarily in Australia’s tropical northern waters, where swimmers are warned to keep out of the ocean or wear a full-body protective swimsuit during the summer “stinger season”.<\/p>\n

Marine biologist Lisa-Ann Gershwin said it was Australia’s first recorded box jellyfish death since 2006.<\/p>\n

“Unfortunately, that (previous) fatality also occurred in Bamaga,” she told public broadcaster ABC.<\/p>\n

Gershwin said deaths were avoidable but people living far from cities were most vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n

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Bees responsible for most venomous bite and sting hospitalisations in Australia<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

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