Atouristwas rushed to hospital after being stung by what are considered the world's most venomousanimals, capable of killing in under five minutes.
Guy Rowles, fromAustralia, was surfing in Fiji when he suffered a severe sting to his arm on the very first day of his holiday.
The surfer was in the water alongside his father when he rolled off his board and tore the jellyfish tentacles away from him.
Rowles was staying at Sujees Surf Stay at Cloudbreak, a reef break in the Mamanuca Islands renowned for its waves.
Rowles told surfing outlet Stab on Monday: "All of a sudden something hectic stung my arm. It felt like someone had just poured burning hot oil on me."
He recalls his arm feeling as though it was on fire, experiencing a tight chest and convulsing on the deck of a boat onto which he had been pulled.
Rowles was swiftly transported to a hospital in Nadi, more than an hour away from where the terrifying incident occurred.
The surfer said: "I'm looking at my dad going, 'F** Dad, am I going to die?'
"I was shaking, vomiting, couldn't really feel my legs.
"Tingles everywhere, but as soon as the guy got off the boat, he started sprinting across the coral... A couple of crew came to help and they're saying, I'm going to pray for you."
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
