In a harrowing incident while vacationing in the Philippines, travel blogger Julie was stung by a box jellyfish, leading to intense pain and a near-life-threatening experience. She described the agony as comparable to a hot iron on her thigh, compounded by fear of potential heart failure and being stranded on a remote island without communication. Fortunately, an Australian doctor and nurse aboard her boat provided immediate assistance, and she was able to reach a hospital three hours away. Box jellyfish stings are extremely dangerous, causing multiple fatalities annually.
"I think I was screaming for like an hour, my voice was gone nearly because I was screaming so much, that's how bad the pain was."
"It was scary because we were on a remote island two hours away from any land, there's no signal."
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