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A person holds a box jellyfish in a gloved hand.

"We've got conditions that make it ripe for box jellyfish to appear on any beach — we've got a lot of rain, it's quite still, it's hot,"
Ms Hegerty said.

A leg covered in red jellyfish stings

Map show the Distribution of box jellyfish in Australian waters.

A life saver stands in front of a patrol tower.

A chalk board sign at the beach saying beach closed

"Irukandji … you most likely will be in a lot of pain and will have to go hospital,"
she said.

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