WARNING: The potentially deadly irukandji jellyfish is thought to have made its way inside the stinger net at Cannonvale Beach.
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Irukandji suspected inside stinger nets
THE Airlie Beach Lifesaving Club yesterday advised over social media that a suspected irukandji jellyfish had been found inside the stinger net at Cannonvale Beach.
The club recommended visitors to the beach stay out of the water.
The post read: "Hi everyone, earlier today Airlie Beach Lifesaving Club found what we believe to be a irukandji jellyfish at Cannonvale Beach (inside the nets) we recommend no swimming due to this discovery."
The irujandji jellyfish is potentially deadly, with a number of stings reported in the Whitsundays over the past few weeks.
