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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Australian dies from jellyfish stings on a Southern Thai Resorts (21 Aug 02) -- Ivy, Thu, Aug 22 2002, 9:46:10

Hi,

Read the recent news that a Australian dies from jellyfish stings. Scary

**An Australian man has died from multiple stings by a toxic jellyfish near a popular backpacker resort on a southern Thai island.

Sean Tyrrell, 25, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Ban Don Inter-clinic on Koh Phangan island after being stung in the late afternoon of August 9, a spokeswoman at the clinic said.

Mr Tyrrell, from Victoria, was stung while swimming at Koh Phangan's Hat Rin beach, popular with backpacker travellers for regular full moon rave parties.

Officials said he suffered terrible pain from the stings which left large welt marks on his legs.

"The long tentacles wrapped around his legs three or four times each. It would have been an excruciating death," an official said.

Officials and the hospital spokeswoman said they were unaware of the species of jellyfish which caused the deaths.

Australia has warned travellers to the resort island 650km south of Bangkok to "exercise extreme caution" when swimming.

Two days after Mr Tyrrell's death, a Moroccan woman died at the nearby Koh Samui hospital after being stung while also swimming at Koh Phangan Island.

Thai police stationed on the island have since been handing out leaflets warning visitors against swimming, especially in the latter part of the day and early evening.

But officials said many of the travellers were disregarding the warnings.

"There is a general culture on the island that all is OK," one official said.

Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade issued a warning last week advising Australians to "exercise extreme care" about the safety of swimming in particular locations on the island.

"Due to the uncertainty about the species and toxicity of the jellyfish that caused the deaths, swimmers, snorkellers, and divers are advised to leave the water if jellyfish are spotted," DFAT said in the notice.

The deaths have surprised the diving community, with southern Thailand one of the most popular locations for deep sea diving in South East Asia, especially during the peak season of November through to March.

But the country is presently in the grip of the rainy monsoon season, with the waters clouded from river silt and evidence of jellyfish along many beaches in the southern provinces.

Tony Green, managing director of Phuket-based H2O Sports said the deaths were unheard of.

"We take a lot of divers and had people stung. But from our experience those are minor. We have never heard of or seen a potential lethal jellyfish," Mr Green said**

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Australian dies from jellyfish stings on a Southern Thai Resorts (21 Aug 02) -- Jack, Thu, Aug 22 2002, 11:14:20

hope this news do not put off those who plan to
visit the island (especially 1st timer).
Accident always happen, such as, everyday peoples die
of road accident, but we still go out right :)
But always need to be "Extreme Cautious" when deal with
Mother Nature... Love HER, SHE will love you too :)

>Hi,
>
>Read the recent news that a Australian dies from
>jellyfish stings. Scary
>
>**An Australian man has died from multiple stings by a
>toxic jellyfish near a popular backpacker resort on a
>southern Thai island.
>
>Sean Tyrrell, 25, was pronounced dead on arrival at
>the Ban Don Inter-clinic on Koh Phangan island after
>being stung in the late afternoon of August 9, a
>spokeswoman at the clinic said.
>
>Mr Tyrrell, from Victoria, was stung while swimming at
>Koh Phangan's Hat Rin beach, popular with backpacker
>travellers for regular full moon rave parties.
>
>Officials said he suffered terrible pain from the
>stings which left large welt marks on his legs.
>
>"The long tentacles wrapped around his legs three or
>four times each. It would have been an excruciating
>death," an official said.
>
>Officials and the hospital spokeswoman said they were
>unaware of the species of jellyfish which caused the
>deaths.
>
>Australia has warned travellers to the resort island
>650km south of Bangkok to "exercise extreme caution"
>when swimming.
>
>Two days after Mr Tyrrell's death, a Moroccan woman
>died at the nearby Koh Samui hospital after being
>stung while also swimming at Koh Phangan Island.
>
>Thai police stationed on the island have since been
>handing out leaflets warning visitors against
>swimming, especially in the latter part of the day and
>early evening.
>
>But officials said many of the travellers were
>disregarding the warnings.
>
>"There is a general culture on the island that all is
>OK," one official said.
>
>Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
>issued a warning last week advising Australians to
>"exercise extreme care" about the safety of swimming
>in particular locations on the island.
>
>"Due to the uncertainty about the species and toxicity
>of the jellyfish that caused the deaths, swimmers,
>snorkellers, and divers are advised to leave the water
>if jellyfish are spotted," DFAT said in the notice.
>
>The deaths have surprised the diving community, with
>southern Thailand one of the most popular locations
>for deep sea diving in South East Asia, especially
>during the peak season of November through to March.
>
>But the country is presently in the grip of the rainy
>monsoon season, with the waters clouded from river
>silt and evidence of jellyfish along many beaches in
>the southern provinces.
>
>Tony Green, managing director of Phuket-based H2O
>Sports said the deaths were unheard of.
>
>"We take a lot of divers and had people stung. But
>from our experience those are minor. We have never
>heard of or seen a potential lethal jellyfish," Mr
>Green said**

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Well, we going anyways ... got to bite the bullet sometimes. -- tangotee, Thu, Aug 22 2002, 18:10:48

Hey Ivy,

Yeah, it is tragic - we going anyways.

Regards,
Tango & Tee

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Australian dies from jellyfish stings on a Southern Thai Resorts (21 Aug 02) -- Alex, Thu, Aug 22 2002, 20:40:59

Read the tragic news in the papers today. Although it's rare for victims to die from jellyfish stings in this part of the world (most fatalities occur in Australia), it's a good reminder that such incidents can happen even close to our shores and that we should take preventive measures where possible:

- pay attention to warning signs at beaches/resorts
- wear clothing to prevent stings (cheaper than using SafeSea all over your body)
- look where you are going

On the last point, remember that jellyfish do not 'attack' humans, we get stung when we accidentally bump into them. And don't just look on the surface since jellyfish are able to move up and down and can sometimes be submerged a few feet under water.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Australian dies from jellyfish stings on a Southern Thai Resorts (21 Aug 02) -- tangotee, Fri, Aug 23 2002, 12:35:48

>- pay attention to warning signs at beaches/resorts
>- wear clothing to prevent stings (cheaper than using
>SafeSea all over your body)
>- look where you are going

Thanks for the tip, I don't think the 110 millilitre bottle of SeaSafe gonna protect 3 of us for 4 days.