Melbourne teen has legs ‘eaten’ by mysterious sea creatures
Sam Kanizay, a 16-year-old from Melbourne, has been rushed to hospital after going for a dip in the beach and walking out to find his legs covered in blood.
Sam’s legs were reportedly sore after football on Saturday so he decided to soak them in the water at Dendy Street Beach in Brighton. When he walked out he was covered in what his family said were tiny marine creatures.
“When he got out, he described having sand on his legs, so he went back in the water,” his dad Jarrod Kanizay told AAP.
“He went back to his shoes and what he found was blood on his legs. “They ate through Sam’s skin and made it bleed profusely,” he said.
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When Mr Kanizay couldn’t stop the bleeding they went to hospital, where staff were at a loss to figure out just exactly what had happened to the teenager.
“As soon as we wiped them (his legs) down, they kept bleeding,” he said.
“There was a massive pool of blood on the floor (at the hospital).
“No one knows what the creatures are. They’ve called a number of people, whether it’s toxicity experts or marine exerts and other medics around Melbourne at least ... (and) yep, no one (knows).”
Our thoughts are with Sam. We hope he’s on the mend soon.
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