Jellyfish scare

'Highly dangerous' jellyfish from faraway seas swarm into Dénia

By Samantha Kett and Tom Cain
AN exotic breed of jellyfish that has washed in from the Caribbean and Pacific has been found on Dénia's El Raset beach.

The Carybdea Marsupialis is currently being investigated by a team from Alicante University, which says the creatures are 'very dangerous' and that their sting is 'extremely painful'.

They first appeared in the same area in 2008, when more than 2,000 bathers were treated for jellyfish stings by the Red Cross over the course of the summer.

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