Another person airlifted after jellyfish sting on Fraser

ANOTHER two people have been treated by paramedics after being stung by jellyfish on Fraser Island and one man was flown to hospital.

The AGL Action Rescue Helicopter crew was kept busy on Fraser Island on Wednesday attending to two jellyfish stings and an arm injury. Picture: AGL Action Rescue Helicopter

ANOTHER two people have been treated by paramedics after being stung by jellyfish on Fraser Island and one man was flown to hospital with breathing difficulties.

An AGL Action Rescue Helicopter spokeswoman said the pair were stung while swimming on the western side of the island about 5pm on Wednesday.

She said the species of jellyfish had not been confirmed as Irukandji but the Department of National Parks has confirmed that multiple people have been stung by Irukandji jellyfish and swimming in parts of the island is not recommended

The spokeswoman said the helicopter's flight paramedic administered pain relief to a 40-year-old Bribie Island man who was having breathing difficulties after being stung on his arm.

He was airlifted by the AGL Action Rescue Helicopter to the Hervey Bay Hospital in a stable condition.

The other man was also treated for stings to his arm and neck but chose to remain on the island.

It's the third Fraser Island jellyfish sting the AGL Action Rescue Helicopter has responded to the past three days, with a five-year-old boy stung on New Year's Eve and winched off the island with his mother.

The AGL Action Rescue Helicopter was tasked to yesterday's stings while on the island assisting a 44-year-old woman with injuries to her arm.

The Murrumba Downs woman fell onto a log while unloading a vehicle at a campsite at Orchid Beach.

The helicopter's flight paramedic helped stabilise the woman who was later airlifted to the Hervey Bay Hospital.