Couple Amy and Callum are having fun honeymoon in Mauritius. But unfortunately, the vacation was ruined because his wife accidentally stepped on a rock lionfish.
Amy Thomson (27) and Callum Thompson (37) spent 2 weeks on their honeymoon in beautiful Mauritius. The plan is for them to make love while soaking up the warm Mauritian sun.
But plans are just plans. honeymoon What should be romantic goes awry after disaster strikes Amy. Unintentionally, she stepped on the Lepu Batu fish, the most poisonous fish in the world.
Collected by detikTravel from several sources, Wednesday (23/11/2022) Amy experienced this fatal accident while snorkelling off the beautiful Indian Ocean coast of Mauritius.
At the time, Amy was feeling hot, so she decided to get in the water to cool off a bit. Before diving into the water, she Amy was about to put on her booties. However, the crew forbade Amy from wearing her shoes.
“The person who arranged the trip said, ‘No, no, no. You don’t need that,'” Amy said.
Amy also followed the instructions. Unexpectedly, as she dived into the water, Amy’s feet immediately stepped on a stone catfish, aka stone fish which is very toxic. Amy immediately felt intense pain, as if she was about to die. The pain was the worst Amy had ever felt in her life.
“To be honest, I’ve never felt such severe pain in my entire life. I looked at my feet and they were twice as big as before. They were all swollen. I looked at the soles of my feet, they were blue and pale white,” Amy explained.
After stepping on a rock lionfish, Amy was immediately rushed from the ship to shore. It took 45 minutes for Amy to be taken to the hotel. At the hotel, Amy was examined by a doctor who immediately advised her to be referred to the nearest hospital.
“I was taken to hospital to be given antivenom and morphine. The same night, my leg was cut off to remove the poison that had entered the body,” Amy added.
Due to stepping on the stonefish, Amy had to pay an additional US$2,000 (equivalent to Rs. 31 million) to pay for the hospital bills. Not only that, for the rest of her vacation, she Amy could only lie down and could do nothing else. honeymoon what should be fun, turns dark for Amy and her husband.
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Stonefish, also known as stone lionfish or stonefish, are the most venomous fish in the world. The fish has a deadly and painful sting.
The sting of the stone lionfish can cause death. Shaped like a rock, this fish has the perfect camouflage for hunting prey and avoiding predators.
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