A woman was stung in the eye by a jellyfish while on a yacht anchored off Moelfre bay, on the east coast of Anglesey, on August 11. She went to Accident and Emergency after the incident.
Incident details
The woman was recovering a line in the water that had jellyfish tentacles on it when one came into contact with her eye, causing intense pain. Moelfre RNLI attended shortly before 3pm, with the yacht a very short distance from the lifeboat station.
She was evacuated and taken to the lifeboat station. After a quick medical check and advice, it was decided that she would book a taxi and make her own way to the emergency department at Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor for further treatment.
RNLI response
Moelfre RNLI Coxswain Vince Jones explained the circumstances, saying it happened while "recovering a line in the water which had tentacles all over it". He added: "Either rubbed her eye with some remnants on her hands, or it flicked off the rope and onto her face/ eye. We are unsure of how exactly, but she was in a lot of discomfort and the hospital said they needed to ensure there was no remaining debris in the eye."
One person commented: "Wow that must have been so painful and frightening. Those jellyfish stings are very painful I believe. Thank you RNLI, always ready for an emergency."
