Man Cheats Death After He 'Stood On' World's Deadliest Fish

Man Cheats Death After He 'Stood On' World's Deadliest Fish

Source: newsweek

6/6/2022

Credit: Getty Images

An Australian man says he managed to survive a sting from the world's most venomous fish with just red wine to get him through it.

Photographer Adam Clancy's night in April was derailed after he accidentally stepped on a stonefish, but it didn't unfold exactly the way you might expect. Clancy said he refused a hospital visit and painkillers, having his friend fetch him a bottle of wine and some whiskey instead.

The stonefish is the most venomous fish in the ocean and many have died after being stung by one. Stonefish boast 13 needle-like spines able to create venom that can be lethal to humans.

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