A 13-year-old girl was stung by a jellyfish near Cape Upstart over the weekend and was one of three people hospitalised due to jellyfish stings across the state over the weekend.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesperson confirmed the female patient in her teens was transported by boat from Cape Upstart to Gumlu after suffering a marine sting on Sunday, March 31.
Bowen paramedics met the patient on the shore and assisted in transporting her to a rescue helicopter which flew her to Townsville University Hospital in a stable condition.
That same day, a female in her 40s was transported to Proserpine Hospital in a stable condition after suffering a marine sting on Hamilton Island.
A male child was also transported to Rockhampton Hospital following a marine sting on Kemp Beach, Rosslyn.
Bowen paramedics and a rescue helicopter safely transported a 13-year-old girl to Townsville University Hospital after a marine sting. Photo supplied: Queensland Ambulance Service
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