A sunny day at the beach took a frightening turn for a Halifax-area family after their young daughter was stung by a Portuguese man o’ war.
Seven-year-old Maria Legge was swimming at Lawrencetown Beach on Sunday when she spotted what she thought were a pair of pink sunglasses floating in the water.“It really hurt,” says Maria.
Although she flung the creature away, some of the broken purple and pink tentacles remained wrapped around Maria’s hand -- an unmistakable trait of the Portuguese man o’ war, which is related to the jellyfish and is infamous for its painful sting.The creature washed back ashore, as Maria’s symptoms worsened by the minute.
Experts say the warm waters bring more tropical sea cultures to Nova Scotia’s beaches, including the Portuguese man o' war, which have been spotted at several beaches in the last few weeks. While the Portuguese man o' war has caused deaths in the past, MacNeil said that's only in very severe cases.
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