Boy dies after getting stung by jellyfish in Camarines Sur

INQUIRER files

LEGAZPI CITY — A 10-year-old child died, while another was hurt on Friday, April 25, after being stung by a jellyfish while swimming at a beach resort in Siruma town in Camarines Sur province.

In a report on Saturday, April 26, Camarines Sur police said that while the boys were swimming in the sea in Barangay (village) Penitan, they were stung by a jellyfish they came into contact with in different parts of their bodies.

The incident happened at around 12:30 p.m.

One of the victims was unconscious before he was taken out of the water. He died on the way to a hospital.

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The other boy, who was of the same age, is undergoing medical treatment.

Authorities warned the beachgoers about the presence of deadly jellyfish in the water.