Summer is near and so are the jellyfish.
As people are welcoming summer and running to the beach to enjoy sunny and peaceful beach days in central Florida, more than 800 people visiting Volusia County beaches have been stung by moon jellyfish in just three days, reported CNN.
On Saturday alone, lifeguards treated 107 beachgoers, with the amount spiking to 523 on Sunday and to 180 on Monday. Lifeguards treated a total of 837 stings over the course of the weekend alone.
Although a high number, Tammy Malphurs, spokeswoman for Volusia County Beach Safety, said that it wasn’t the largest amount of stings that the beaches have ever seen.
“It’s not a record, but it’s definitely a high number,” she said.
But what’s bringing these jellyfish closer to the shore in such large quantities? Liz Driskell, Beach Safety Deputy Chief of Administration, says the current is bringing the jellyfish closer to shore.
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