Julie, who was filming content for social media, accidentally captured the moment she was attacked by one of the most poisonous creatures in the world and barely survived
A digital influencer unknowingly recorded the exact moment she was attacked by one of the most dangerous creatures on the planet.
Julie, a travel blogger, was filming a video while walking through shallow waters in the Philippines when she was stung by a box jellyfish, a marine animal whose tentacles carry deadly toxins capable of killing a person in minutes.
“It felt like someone was pressing a hot iron against my skin,” she reported on her TikTok profile. The pain, according to her, was unbearable and radiated throughout her body. “I think I screamed for an hour, my voice almost disappeared.”
At first, Julie thought she was having a heart attack. She only found out later that the contact had been with a box jellyfish, considered one of the most poisonous species in the world. According to experts, the venom from the animal can cause paralysis, cardiac arrest, and even death in just a few minutes.
The incident occurred while she was traveling with her boyfriend, Daniel, on a boat expedition between Coron and El Nido. Despite the three-hour distance to the nearest hospital, there was a doctor and a nurse on board, who administered first aid and monitored Julie until she received specialized care.
According to marine biologist Dr. Lisa-ann Gershwin, this type of jellyfish kills up to 50 people each year in tropical regions. “Just three meters of sting can be lethal to a healthy adult, and death can occur in less than two minutes,” she told Yahoo News.
Julie shared her experience on social media, where she also shows the scar left by the sting. In a recent video, she reflected with relief: “Some people said that if I hadn’t been on my phone, I would have seen the jellyfish. But it was completely transparent… I don’t think I would have seen it even without the phone.”
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Source and images: Unilad / TikTok @julieanddaniel_. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.
