Beach-goers are being urged to keep an eye out for the venomous weever fish.
The sea creature hides in sand and is capable of unleashing a venomous sting via a spike on its back.sparking a warning from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution .Beau Gillet, an RNLI lifeguard supervisor, said:"I have seen grown men cry and children hardly affected. It really depends on the size of the fish, how you step on it and how your body reacts to the venom.
"You can avoid the fish either by wearing wetsuit or swimming shoes to protect your foot or by dragging your feet along the sand as you walk. This movement disrupts the sand and scares any nearby fish away.”
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