Teen Swimmer Killed by Most Venomous Marine Animal

A 17-year-old boy has died a week after being stung by a box jellyfish on a beach in Queensland, Australia.

The teenager was swimming on Feb. 22 near Bamaga, at the tip of the Cape York Peninsula, when he was stung, CNN affiliate 7News reported. He was taken to a hospital in Townsville, 600 miles away, and died on Monday, March 1, police said.

Local media have reported that it is thought to be the first death from a box jellyfish sting in 14 years.

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