Man Survives Sting of World's Most Poisonous Fish, Compares It to Elephant Kick (3 photos)

Swimming waist-deep in water, Casper lowered his hand to the bottom and at some point felt a bite and severe pain, after which he began to bleed.





A German paramedic was bitten by a stonefish, the most poisonous fish in the world, while on holiday in Australia. The man miraculously survived. He compares the experience to being kicked by an elephant.

26-year-old Casper Krupa and his lover decided to swim at a popular beach near the city of Karratha. Floating waist-deep in water, the man lowered his hand to the bottom and at some point felt a bite and severe pain, after which he began to bleed.

"It felt like an elephant had hit me in the heart," the victim described the sensation. He immediately went ashore and rushed to the car to get to the nearest hospital.



Doctors injected Kasper with painkillers and dipped his hand in hot water with vinegar to remove the poison. At first, they thought the patient had been bitten by a snake, but later a blood test came back and they learned the truth. Doctors managed to stabilize the victim's condition. He was discharged the next day after being hospitalized.