Mumbai, Aug 14: Six people, among them three children, received injuries after being stung by jellyfish at Juhu beach in Mumbai on Monday, a civic official said.

The people were stung while walking close to the water on the beach shortly after midnight at around 12.20 am, the official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said. Mumbai: Woman Drowns in Bandra Sea; Juhu Beach Shut for Visitors Due to High Tides.

Three children in the age group of four to six years and two women and a man in their early 20s were injured, he said.

They were rushed to the nearby Cooper Hospital and discharged after treatment, the official said. Kids Saved From Drowning at Juhu Beach Video: Mumbai Police Constable Vishnu Bhaurao Bele Safely Rescues Two Children From Getting Drowned at Sea in Juhu Koliwada.

In 2018, several people were stung by jellyfish at Girgaon Chowpatty when they entered the sea for the immersion of idols during Ganesh Chaturthi festival.