
Young girl in hospital after marine sting
A YOUNG girl has been taken to hospital after a marine sting in Mackay.
About 11.45am paramedics were called to a location on Denman Avenue at Shoal Point.
A girl was taken to Mackay Base Hospital in a stable condition for a reported marine sting.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman could not confirm what type of jellyfish caused the sting.
Swimmers are urged to be cautious while in the water.