Jellyfish attack on Penang beach


Public notice: Visitors to the Batu Ferringhi beach reading a warning sign. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: A beach holiday for a family at Batu Ferringhi in Penang ended with two brothers being hospitalised for jellyfish stings.

The siblings, aged 13 and 16, suffered breathing difficulties and chest pains, said their mother Rindu Rahayu Abdul Rahman.“They were in excruciating pain and their oxygen levels dropped,” she said.

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