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Melissa Maddison

Five children stung by jellyfish during Nippers training at Mackay's Eimeo Beach

A heartfelt Thank You card from one of the five children stung by jellyfish at Eimeo Beach. (Supplied: Ross Gee)

Almost a year to the day after a teenager died from a jellyfish sting in North Queensland, five young children have been stung at the same beach.

The children, all under six years old, were taking part in their weekly Nippers surf lifesaving training at Eimeo Beach in Mackay on Sunday when the jellyfish brushed past them in shallow waters.

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