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| Teenage boy left with 'profusely bleeding legs' after being eaten by 'tiny sea creatures' | Teenage boy left with 'profusely bleeding legs' after being eaten by 'tiny sea creatures' |
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| A 16-year-old boy was left with “profusely bleeding legs” after being bitten by what is believed to have been a swarm of tiny carnivorous sea creatures in Australia. | |
| Sam Kanizay went to Dendy Street Beach in Brighton, Melbourne following a game of football, and entered the water only to feel a tingling sensation. | |
| “I wasn’t really thinking about being eaten,” he told ABC News. | |
| However, when he came out of the water after about half an hour, he saw his legs were covered in blood. | However, when he came out of the water after about half an hour, he saw his legs were covered in blood. |
| He said: “I walked out of the water, saw what I thought was sand covering my ankles and lower calf so I just shook it off violently and it came off. | |
| “By the time I walked across the sand, about 20 metres, to put my thongs on, I looked down and noticed I had blood all over my ankles and feet. | “By the time I walked across the sand, about 20 metres, to put my thongs on, I looked down and noticed I had blood all over my ankles and feet. |
| “I didn't really know what to think of it, it was a bit of a shock. A bit of a random thing to see." | “I didn't really know what to think of it, it was a bit of a shock. A bit of a random thing to see." |
| The bleeding had not stopped by the time he had walked home, where his father, Jarrod, was taken aback by the state of his son's legs. | The bleeding had not stopped by the time he had walked home, where his father, Jarrod, was taken aback by the state of his son's legs. |
| “My dad gave me this funny stare and I gave him a stare because we both just had no clue what was going on,” Sam said. | “My dad gave me this funny stare and I gave him a stare because we both just had no clue what was going on,” Sam said. |
| His father could not stop the heavy bleeding, which came from small holes on the lower part of his leg, and took his son to hospital. | His father could not stop the heavy bleeding, which came from small holes on the lower part of his leg, and took his son to hospital. |
| He was given antibiotics, and later taken to a different hospital for further tests, but his legs continued to bleed into the early hours of Sunday. | He was given antibiotics, and later taken to a different hospital for further tests, but his legs continued to bleed into the early hours of Sunday. |
| The cause is not known, but some have said sea lice are to blame. | The cause is not known, but some have said sea lice are to blame. |
| According to experts at the Museums Victoria, they are “active at night when they swim, they can reduce a dead fish to a skeleton in a few hours. Although usually resting buried in sand they are active swimmers when searching for food.” | According to experts at the Museums Victoria, they are “active at night when they swim, they can reduce a dead fish to a skeleton in a few hours. Although usually resting buried in sand they are active swimmers when searching for food.” |
| Marine biologist Jeff Weir, who suffered a similar incident while on a dive, told ABC News he thinks it was a type of amphipod, a small shrimp-shaped crustacean. | Marine biologist Jeff Weir, who suffered a similar incident while on a dive, told ABC News he thinks it was a type of amphipod, a small shrimp-shaped crustacean. |
| Sam is expected to make a full recovery without any permanent scarring. | Sam is expected to make a full recovery without any permanent scarring. |
| The following night Jarrod went back to the beach with a net filled with raw red meat and caught the creatures he believes were responsible for his son’s injuries. | The following night Jarrod went back to the beach with a net filled with raw red meat and caught the creatures he believes were responsible for his son’s injuries. |
| “I’d hate to see anyone else going through this. If we can prevent it for anyone else, that’s the aim of us talking to people," Sam’s mother, Jane Kanizay said. | “I’d hate to see anyone else going through this. If we can prevent it for anyone else, that’s the aim of us talking to people," Sam’s mother, Jane Kanizay said. |