'It's like you've been bitten and electrocuted at the same time': Woman relives the horrific moment she was stung by a deadly box jellyfish
- Prue Davey, 22, was pulling in her boat when she felt tentacles wrap around her
- She realised a metre of a box jellyfish tentacles were around both of her legs
- Ms Davey is recovering at Grover District Hospital and urges people to be aware
A woman who was stung by a box jellyfish has relived the horrific moment she felt the deadly creature's tentacles wrap around her leg.
Prue Davey, 22, from Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory, was standing in murky water trying to pull in her boat when she felt a burning pain.
The fisherwoman quickly realised her life was in danger.
'It starts like you've been bitten...[and] electrocuted at the same time. Sort of like a searing burn,' Ms Davey told the ABC.
'I had probably 20 tentacles all over me....I ended up with about a metre's worth of burns.'
Prue Davey was pulling in her boat when she felt an excruciating pain and realised a box jellyfish had wrapped its tentacles around her legs
Her husband immediately called for help, grabbed some vinegar from the boat club and began carefully removing the long purple tentacles from her leg.
If untreated, the venom from a box jellyfish can kill a person in less than five minutes.
Ms Davey was rushed to Gove District Hospital and spent the next six hours in excruciating pain.
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Ms Davey was rushed to Gove District Hospital and spent six hours in pain. She is currently in recovery
She is slowly recovering from the sting, which she said has made her drowsy and her legs flare up.
The keen fisher won't be giving up her life at sea, but urges people to be more aware during this season.
Box jellyfish are in waters all year round but people are at higher risk of being stung from October to May.
People are at higher risk of being stung by box jellyfish from October to May as they are more likely to be in waters
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