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Swedish tourist stung to death by jellyfish in Langkawi

LANGKAWI: A Swedish tourist died near the Tanjung Rhu beach here yesterday after being stung by a jellyfish.

Sohrabi Saeed, 60, was swimming near the beach in the northern part of the island when he is believed to have been stung at 3.15pm.

"Police personnel at the Ayer Hangat police station, who received a report on the incident, rushed to the scene to conduct an initial investigation.

“The body was later sent to the Langkawi Hospital for a post-mortem," said Langkawi police chief Superintendent Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim. – BERNAMA


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