Woman airlifted from Reef with jellyfish sting
Jellyfish Sting
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A woman in her 20s was airlifted from Saxon Reef, east of Port Douglas, with a jellyfish sting. Picture: QGAir
A woman in her 20s was airlifted from the outer Great Barrier Reef to Cairns Hospital over the weekend with a jellyfish sting.
The Queensland Ambulance Service said they received an emergency call at around 8.20am on Saturday after a report that the woman had received a sting on the shoulder.
She was transported in a stable condition by a Queensland Govt Air rescue helicopter from a reef cruise vessel at Saxon Reef, about 60 kilometres east of Port Douglas a short time later.
An area health spokesperson confirmed a short time ago that the 24-year-old woman was treated for a suspected Irukandji jellyfish sting, and discharged from Cairns Hospital on Sunday.