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Thursday, April 29, 2010

10 Year Old Survives Deadly Sting from a Box Jellyfish?

This story is awesome, I think that it's a miracle.
A 10 year old girl named Rachael Shardlow, from Australia, was swimming in a river with her brother. She went unconscious after being stung by this jellyfish. This particular jellyfish is so powerful that most people often go into shock and drown of heart failure. The venom of the jellyfish is very painful, and there isn't an anti-venom for its sting. It also has tentacles that is able to squeeze through even the smallest nets as it is only the size of a tiny fingernail. Luckily, this little girl was saved by her 13 year old brother. She spent about 6 weeks recovering in the hospital. Jamie Seymour zoology professor, says, "When I first saw the pictures of the injuries I just went, 'You know, to be honest, this kid should not be alive." She also said, "I don't know of anybody in the entire literature where we've studied this where someone has had such an extensive sting, that has survived." Rachael's father said that she only suffers scars on her legs, and some short term memory loss. This is story is amazingly awesome, and truly a miracle of God.
-Chandler.

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