Bulya Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 https://www.google.com.au/amp/amp.abc.net.au/article/10341670 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tootsie Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Yes. Sad. But it was a job with some associated risks in the area they were in. Those sea snakes are apparently far more poisonous than land snakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 I’ve never really thought of the sea snakes but this shows they are still a threat. A British man has died after being bitten by a sea snake while working on a fishing trawler off the Northern Territory coast. Northern Territory Police said the 23-year-old was bitten while pulling up a net about 12:00pm on Thursday, about 70 nautical miles south of Groote Eylandt. A CareFlight helicopter crew and ships in the area rushed to help but were unable to save the man. Craig Garraway from St John Ambulance said there was little emergency services could do to help the man. "A trawler off Groote Eylandt had reported that one of their male crewmen had been bitten by a sea snake," Mr Garraway said. "The Groote Island health clinic and police responded to the trawler, but unfortunately the male passed away at some point yesterday afternoon." The man was declared dead after the trawler arrived at the town of Borroloola in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmo Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 just one of the 1000s of animals in australia that will kill you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the bottler Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 what a dreadful thing to happen ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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