Victims were treated for non-serious injuries in the boat house. Portsmouth Regional Hospital officials reported that no serious injuries had occurred to the five children who were transported there.
Alysia Bennett, a resident of Hampstead N.H. had taken her three children for a fun filled afternoon in the sun at the beach when suddenly all three ran out of the water crying at the same time.
“They were terrified” she said.
Robert Royer an aquarist at the Seacoast Science Center reported that lion’s mane jellyfish are common in New England. They have tentacles up to 100 feet long with barbs on them. They can sting humans even after they have died or have been broken up.
“That’s the largest we have around here.”
Lifeguards, who spotted the large jellyfish in the water, removed it with a pitchfork after people started complaining about bee like stings.
“I’ve never seen such a thing.” noted lifeguards.
They described the jellyfish as being, “as big as a turkey platter. The thing was probably 50 pounds.”
The manager of the state park, Ken Loughlin who has been there for 30 years closed the beach but it has since re-opened it after officials deemed it safe.
The water temperature was a balmy 63 degrees with air temps at around 72.
