If you're planning a trip to the Atlantic Coast of central Florida in the near future, be warned that thousands of beachgoers have been stung by jellyfish over the past two weeks.
More than
3,000 people have been stung on area beaches since June 8, Volusia County beach safety officials told WFLA Thursday.
On Monday alone, 347 people were stung and treated. No one was seriously injured.
Mary Lane, an instructor with the Jimmy Lane Surfing Academy in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, told the station she found herself wrapped in the tentacles of a jellyfish that she had to pull off her torso.
"This has probably been the worst summer in a long time," she said.
Purple flags warning of dangerous marine life in the waters continue to fly on the county's beaches.
