the Stingrays are fighting back

[PARAGON]

Fla. boater stabbed in chest by stingray
2006/10


10 minutes ago
LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla. - An 81-year-old boater was in critical condition Thursday after a stingray flopped onto his boat and stabbed him, leaving a foot-long barb in his chest, authorities said.

Fatal stingray attacks like the one that killed "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin last month 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.

Surgeons were able to remove some of the barb, and Bertakis, who also suffered a collapsed lung, underwent surgery late Wednesday and early Thursday, the Miami Herald reported on its web site.
"Something like this is really, really extraordinarily rare," she said. "Even when they are under duress, they don?t usually attack."

[NewHummerGuy]

Originally Posted by PARAGON

Fla. boater stabbed in chest by stingray
2006/10


10 minutes ago
LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla. - An 81-year-old boater was in critical condition Thursday after a stingray flopped onto his boat and stabbed him, leaving a foot-long barb in his chest, authorities said.

Fatal stingray attacks like the one that killed "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin last month 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.

Surgeons were able to remove some of the barb, and Bertakis, who also suffered a collapsed lung, underwent surgery late Wednesday and early Thursday, the Miami Herald reported on its web site.
"Something like this is really, really extraordinarily rare," she said. "Even when they are under duress, they don?t usually attack."

I read this last nite. What in the hell are the odds of one doing this????? Gotta be 10billion to 1

[BlueHUMMERH2]

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Ugly thing! How horrible, it just hopping into the boat and stabbing the guy.

[PARAGON]

Originally Posted by BlueHUMMERH2

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Ugly thing! How horrible, it just hopping into the boat and stabbing the guy.

Wow, I've heard some really ghey things before, but golly.

[GLBLWARMR]

I have a hard enough keeping my wife diving considering the amount of sharks out here. This is the last thing I need. Damn rays that don't know how to keep their stingers to themselves.

[PARAGON]

Hell, the guy was 81. God tried to take him several times before without much success. He wasn't diving or anything, just riding in a boat. It was his time.

[Big Z]

Nay,...I think the squeaks are out!...They were BOTH (well Placed!), Heart Shots!!...A New StingRay Game/Food Source---PEEPS-On The Baaa-Bee!