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Woman winched off Fraser Is after Irukandji jellyfish sting

28th Dec 2016 8:00 PM | Updated: 29th Dec 2016 5:44 AM

A WOMAN has been winched off Fraser Island after being stung by a suspected Irukandji jellyfish.

The Bundaberg-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter airlifted the woman in her early-twenties after the sting off the coast of Fraser Island.

She was transported to Hervey Bay Hospital in a stable condition.

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