‘Like a Hot Iron.’ BC Man’s Ultra-Marathon Hawaiian Swim Is Scuttled by Jellyfish

Kelowna ultra-endurance athlete Nick Pelletier shows off his injuries left by the jellyfish in this selfie image. The Canadian Press/HO-Nick Pelletier

Ultra-endurance athlete Nick Pelletier knew the Hawaiian channel he planned to swim had plenty of sharks, but he should have been worried about the jellyfish.

Mr. Pelletier, who’s from Kelowna, B.C., flew to Hawaii last week for an attempt to swim across the Molokai Channel, a 41-kilometre stretch between the Hawaiian Islands of Molokai and Oahu.