A Melbourne teenager who had his lower legs and feet badly attacked by sea lice is almost ready to leave hospital.
Sam Kanizay, 16, still has a few soft spots where the sea lice ripped into his flesh when he went for a dip at Brighton's Dendy Street Beach on Saturday night to cool his aching muscles following a tough game of footy.
He walked out with "hundreds of little pin holes" that wouldn't stop bleeding on his feet and ankles thanks to tiny scavengers who feed on flesh.
"They were so small but they've made such an impact on Sam. There must have been thousands around his legs," his father Jarrod Kanizay said.
Doctors were initially stumped about what had caused the excessive bleeding, but Jarrod Kanizay said the medics now know what they're dealing with.