Posted on 10/19/2006 11:00:23 AM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Florida (Oct. 19) - An 81-year-old man was in critical condition Thursday after a stingray flopped onto his boat and stung him, leaving a foot-long barb in his chest similar to the accident that killed "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin.
"It was a freak accident," said Lighthouse Point acting fire Chief David Donzella. "It's very odd that the thing jumped out of the water and stung him. We still can't believe it."
Fatal stingray attacks like the one that killed Irwin last month at the Great Barrier Reef are rare, marine experts say. Rays reflexively deploy a sharp spine in their tails when frightened, but the venom coating the barb usually causes just a painful sting for humans.
James Bertakis of Lighthouse Point was on the water with his granddaughter and a friend Wednesday when a stingray flopped onto the boat and stung Bertakis. The women steered the boat to shore and called emergency services.
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ping #2 sense of humor
I think that I remember a Cousteau moment where stingrays were filmed "flying" on top of the water. The fisherman just ignored the stingrays and like any person who doesn't follow the rules of the road he was "vetted!"
Tearfully revealed.
Stingray sought for comment.
SeaWorld to conduct independent investigation.
Film at eleven.
p.s. He even got Woody Allen young. The small stinger forced Woody to betray Mia and prey on the young also.
Leaps? Do stingrays have legs? Stabs? Do they have arms? And carry knives? Interesting use of descriptive words.
I saw a stingray leaping out of the water in Florida once.
Don't you think it's probably "global warming" that is causing the stingrays to go crazy?
I've seen salmon and trout jump out of the water. But, I've never seen a "fish" leap out of the water. Okay, that sounds wrong too.
Jumping or leaping without legs just doesn't work for me. There must be a more correct term.
Huh?
Just kidding. That's actually the Stingray Nebula.
I figured you were joshing.
Even Steve Irwin would tell you that stingrays don't eat basketballs, especially friend ones.
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