The 39-year-old woman, from Victoria in Australia, was snorkelling off Fitzroy Island last Friday when she was stung on the neck by the deadly jellyfish.
A female snorkeller suffered heart failure following an Irukandji jellyfish sting in far north Queensland.
The 39-year-old woman, from Victoria in Australia, was snorkelling off Fitzroy Island last Friday when she was stung on the neck by the deadly jellyfish.
She said she felt something brush up against her neck in the water. She was wearing a full-body stinger suit.
The tourist, Ayllie White, told the Brisbane Courier-Mail, “All of a sudden, I felt what I thought was sea mites and a tingling sensation.”
White made it to shore, where she received first aid treatment before being flown to hospital where she went into heart failure.
She spent two days in intensive care at Cairns Hospital before being discharged on Wednesday, Queensland Ambulance Service said.
The latest episode follows speculation that Irukandji may be responsible for recent deaths of snorkellers on Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef.
Up to 20 people a year receive treatment for marine stings at Cairns Hospital. Irukandji jellyfish are the size of a thumbnail.