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MulletMan
10-04-2005, 11:27 AM
Our "B" roster was very proud of their effort today in getting "Victoria Point 1" from the jetty at our Base to the beach near the Coochiemiudlo Island jetty, collect an adult male in serious pain from a stonefish sting and back to the ambulance in exactly eight (8) minutes. That is moving and the Water Police I believe were very impressed with their efforts. Lots of these fish about Vicky Point with the biggest I have seen being just on 40 cms long! Nowhere in the Bay is really safe from them and best to keep the old runners on when paddling!
mackmauler
10-04-2005, 11:37 AM
adult male in serious pain from a stonefish bite

Yeh dont worry about the spines its the bite that will get ya ;D ;D ;)
agnes_jack
10-04-2005, 11:48 AM
;D ;D ;D ;D

Tony
twodogsfishing
10-04-2005, 12:02 PM
how bout the poor bloke who stood on a tiger shark ;)
sound advice all the same
Dug
10-04-2005, 12:13 PM
Did you lasso him off the beach and tow him back? ;D

Yee Haar!

I hear stonefish bites can be pretty dangerous, they have nasty sharp pointy evil teeth, Much like Rabbits.


Seriously; Well done guys good job ;)
propdinger
10-04-2005, 12:41 PM
bloody good job done by the rescue persons (was going to say boys but realised i could affand so easy these days ::) )
MulletMan
10-04-2005, 01:20 PM
Bite? What bite?
devocean
10-04-2005, 02:36 PM
The largest ever recorded stone fish is 18 inches and is kept at James Cook University which was catured in Bowen. They pack a severe wallop and can kill. I have kept one in a tank and are ugly bastards. Have caught a few in cast nets so be wary all you who throw over the arm
Dug
10-04-2005, 04:16 PM
Sting? what have Stone fish cross bred with jellyfish?

Surely such a puncture injury would be a stab wound with a following envenomation? ;D

Still bloody good work.

Say congratulations for me.

cheers doug
coraltrout68
11-04-2005, 07:50 PM
From someone who lets his kids paddle - with no shoes on, around the Victoria Point foreshore, I say thank you for your warning. I'd hate to see my kids or anyones kid step on a stonefish.
skippa
12-04-2005, 03:33 AM
Mate ur not on ur own. I've seen so many people/and kids this year at Vicky Point and Coochie in the water, it was only a matter of time.

Good work to the VMR boys and girls.
Cheers,
Tony # 8)
dynamicspot
12-04-2005, 04:20 AM
stonefish are also down from bullcock beach at caloundra

Greg