01-09-2012, 10:40 AM
A grandfather has died after being stung by a swarm of Portuguese Man o' Wars in South Africa.
Roland Singh, 58, collapsed after suffering severe anaphylactic shock when he was stung by the jellyfish-like creatures on Saturday as he swam with his granddaughter in the sea near Cape Town.
Paramedics tried to resuscitate the South African but he was declared dead at the scene.
Cape Town emergency spokesman Wilfred Solomons-Johannes said it was extremely rare for humans to be killed by the floating creatures, which are known in South Africa as Blue Bottles.