[elfman2]

Either that 17 deaths number is wrong or something's wrong with the report in post 16 above:

" In Colombia, health authorities register more than 2,000 cases of freshwater stingray incidents annually. Over a five year period in one small local hospital there were eight deaths, 23 amputations of lower limbs, and 114 other cases where victims were unable to work. "

Or maybe that small local hospital sat next to the stingray capital of the world during a 5 year rage .

[Rastus]

What I read was confusingly written, but it did say something about "ranges from 17 deaths since 1860 to 30 in more recent years." I'm sure Algore would say that the stingrays are mad at what man's doing to nature, and that's why attacks are on the rise. :)