Suspected irukandji sting at Fraser Island the ninth in six days
by Australian Associated Press from on (#27F40)
Nineteen-year-old snorkeller is treated by paramedics before being airlifted to hospital in Bundaberg
A snorkeller is in hospital after the ninth suspected irukandji jellyfish sting at Queensland's Fraser Island in less than a week.
The 19-year-old man was stung on the lip while swimming in Coongul creek on the western side of the island about 11am on Tuesday. He was treated at the scene by paramedics before being airlifted to Bundaberg base hospital.