Man stung by jellyfish dies

A British tourist has apparently become the first person in the world to die from the sting of the peanut-sized Irukandji jellyfish.

A British tourist has apparently become the first person in the world to die from the sting of the peanut-sized Irukandji jellyfish.

British consular officials on Friday identified the victim as Richard Graham Jordan, 58, from Driffield in Yorkshire, who was travelling in Australia with his wife Jean.

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