A tourist was rushed to the hospital after being stung by the "world's most venomous animals' that can kill in under five minutes.
Guy Rowles, from Australia, was surfing in Fiji when he felt a severe sting on his arm on the first day of his trip. The surfer was in the water with his father when he rolled off his board and tore the jellyfish tentacles off him.
Rowles was visiting Sujees Surf Stay at Cloudbreak, a reef break in the Mamanuca Islands known for its waves.
Rowles told surfing outletStabon Monday: "All of a sudden, something hectic stung my arm. It felt like someone had just poured burning hot oil on me."
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The man recalls his arm being on fire, having a tight chest and convulsing on the deck of a boat he was pulled onto.
Rowles was rushed to a hospital in Nadi, over an hour away from where the incident took place. 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."
Before he was driven from the shore to the hospital at high speeds, he made a call to his mother to tell her he loved her.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
