A UK couple was just trying to enjoy their honeymoon together, but their trip was ruined after the bride was stung by one of the world’s most venomous fish. It went beyond the ruined honeymoon, as the sting had left her in agony for months.
The 27-year-old bride, Amy Thomson, said, “What should have been an amazing honeymoon was spoilt from that point,” according to the New York Post. The incident occurred in September after she and her new husband, Callum Thomson, 37, went on a two-week honeymoon to the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.
On the day of the bite, the newlyweds were out on a snorkeling trip when Amy decided to take a dip in the water to cool down.
That is when things go a little sketchy, as she went to put on her sea shoes, but the organizer of the trip said she didn’t need to use them. Amy took his advice and went into the ocean without any protective footwear.
She should have trusted her instincts, as she was stung by a stonefish shortly after jumping in the water. Stonefish use their sharp dorsal spines to inject a highly toxic venom that causes “intense pain,” the New York Post stated.
Amy could swim back to shore, but she said she felt the most intense agony she’d ever experienced. She swam back right away after she felt the raging pain in her foot.
Once she was on shore, she checked her foot, which had already doubled in size due to being swollen. Also, the underneath had gone blue and white.
At this point, it took a full hour for the boat to ferry the couple back to shore and then another 45 minutes for them to hail a cab to the hotel. Once at the hotel, she visited the doctor, who referred her to the hospital for treatment.
Amy mentioned the doctor examined her foot and put her on a drip and morphine because the pain was too strong. She said she received the anti-venom and stayed the night while they monitored her condition.
The couple remained in Mauritius until Sept. 30, but she could not enjoy the rest of the activities they had planned on the trip. The pain continued after getting home too.
