"My goggles became fogged, the water was suddenly murky and I remember being shocked and confused," he said. Later, when he went into the water alone, the octopus found him again and struck him. "The octopus lashed out at us, which was a real shock," Karlson said in e-mailed comments to news agency Reuters. He discovered it was an octopus only when he walked closer with his two-year-old daughter, and was filming a video of it when it suddenly struck in their direction. Video filmed by Lance Karlson shows the creature race through shallow water. Karlson said he was about to take a dip near the resort where he and his family were staying at in Geographe Bay when he saw what he thought was the tail of a stingray striking a seagull. Man says he was later attacked by octopus while swimming (Lance Karlson. However, he said that he knew anything acidic may help, and decided to try using cola. The former lifeguard told Australian news outlet 7News that his preferred treatment for sea animal stings was vinegar, but he did not have any on him at the time. The tentacles left stinging red welts on his skin, which Karlson said only eased after he poured cola over them. The creature came after him again later and struck him on the arm, before whipping his neck and upper back. In a video that has gone viral, the octopus can be seen in shallow waters lashing out at geologist Lance Karlson. "I am worried that people will view octopuses in a different light.Lance Karlson says the octopus lashed out at him and his daughter Photo: INSTAGRAM/ Lance Karlson "This was clearly the octopus's domain," he said. The footage Karlson posted with the comment: "The angriest octopus in Geographe Bay!" was widely shared, but he said he felt apprehension but no animosity toward the animal.
Since he did not have vinegar, his preferred treatment for sea animal stings, he poured cola over the affected area, which worked well to stop the stinging. Karlson said he raced back to shore and saw raised imprints of tentacles across his arm, neck and upper back. Courtesy Lance Karlson On March 18, 34-year-old Lance Karlson was walking on the beach and looking for somewhere to swim with his two-year-old daughter in Geographe Bay, a popular snorkeling spot. "My goggles became fogged, the water was suddenly murky and I remember being shocked and confused," Karlson added in the email. "The octopus lashed out at us, which was a real shock," Karlson said in emailed comments to Reuters.Īfter setting up a sun protection tent for his family on the beach, Karlston put on goggles and went in the water alone to explore a collection of crab shells, which he believed were left by dead sea creatures.Īs he was swimming, he felt another whip across his arm - followed by a more forceful sting across his neck and upper back. Upon walking closer with his two-year-old daughter, he discovered it was an octopus, and took a video, which shows the animal in shallow water take a sudden strike in Karlson's direction with its tentacles. On March 18, 34-year-old Lance Karlson was walking on the beach and looking for somewhere to swim with his two-year-old daughter in Geographe Bay, a popular snorkeling spot about 140 miles south. Geologist and author Lance Karlson was about to take a dip near the resort he and his family were staying at in Geographe Bay, on Australia's southwest coast, when he spotted what he thought was the tail of a stingray emerging from the water and striking a seagull. A swim on holiday at a Western Australia beach has resulted in a painful octopus "whipping" - and a video of the encounter that has gone viral.
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