‘Call the ambulance immediately’: Mother issues warning to Australian beachgoers after her nine-year-old son was stung by a vicious sea creature and rushed to hospital – but you’ve probably never heard of it
- Kylie Stapleton and her son were at a Sunshine Coast beach on Christmas Day
- Moments after arriving her son was stung by a stonefish hiding in the sand
- Ms Stapleton wants people to be safe after son was unable to walk for two days
A concerned mother has issued a desperate plea to parents after her nine-year-old son was stung by a poisonous fish while frolicking in shallow water.
Kylie Stapleton and her son were at Golden Beach, on Queensland‘s Sunshine Coast, at 2.30pm on Christmas Day.
The duo had been at the beach for mere moments when her son waded into the water and stepped on a stonefish that was lurking in the sand.
Kylie Stapleton and her son (pictured together) were at Golden Beach, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, at 2.30pm on Christmas Day
Stonefish are considered one of the most venomous fish in the ocean.
Instantly, Ms Stapleton’s son started screaming out for help.
He had two of the stonefish’s 12 spikes pierced into his foot, which leaked poison.
‘He is tough,’ Ms Stapleton told Daily Mail Australia.
‘He was screaming to me that he loved me and he thought he was going to die.’
Ms Stapleton’s friend Becky rushed over to a nearby resort to get hot water, an antidote for the poison, and an ambulance was called.
Ms Stapleton’s son was told to keep his foot submerged in hot water to draw out the venom.
He has now recovered, but was unable to walk for two days.
The duo had been at the beach for mere moments when her son waded into the water and stepped on a stonefish that was lurking in the sand
Ms Stapleton said it was difficult to watch her son go through the incredibly painful and horrifying ordeal.
‘If this happens you must submerge the sting in hot water to draw the venom out immediately, as hot as you can stand it,’ she wrote on Facebook.
‘You must also call the ambulance immediately.’
‘I’m well aware we must share our water with the creatures that inhabit the ocean, this is a post to warn parents.
‘These are dirty mongrel fish that can take a fully grown man down in pain. Just be cautious please.’
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