Seasonal jellyfish sightings, stings being reported earlier than usual at Buckroe Beach

HAMPTON, Va. — As of July 10, purple flags were flying at Buckroe Beach and alerts were posted on lifeguard stands to let people know about jellyfish in the water.

“I had a very bad sting,” Antoinette Weathers recalled.

Weathers is a lifelong Hampton resident. She was stung by a jellyfish at Buckroe Beach as a girl, but still remembers what it was like…

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