 Stingrays strike again |
| Stingrays strike again |
 Oct 19 2006, 09:49 AM
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Stingray leaps into boat, stabs man in chest
QUOTE MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) -- A leaping stingray stabbed an 81-year-old Florida boater in the chest, authorities said Wednesday, leaving its poisonous stinger lodged close to his heart in an incident recalling the one that killed Australian TV naturalist Steve Irwin last month. Fire Department officials in Lighthouse Point, about 30 miles north of Miami, said James Bertakis was in a small recreational boat with two grandchildren Tuesday when the spotted eagle ray leaped aboard and struck him. "It's just a real freak thing," Lt. Mike Sullivan told Reuters, saying the incident occurred on Florida's Intracoastal Waterway, where stingrays are rarely seen leaping in the air. (Watch to see the speckled creature's face, stringy tail and what's happened to the victim-- 1:25) "For an 81-year-old man he's in really good shape," Sullivan added, saying Bertakis was expected to make a full recovery after surgery at a local hospital to have the stinger removed from his chest. "Crocodile Hunter" Irwin, 44, died when a stingray's stinger punctured his heart off Australia's north coast last month. It was one of only a handful of stingray fatalities on record. Copyright 2006 Reuters. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. damn those sting rays -------------------- bored...so i did this
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Oct 19 2006, 02:44 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
Thank god I live in the desert!
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Oct 19 2006, 03:48 PM
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QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Oct 19 2006, 03:44 PM)  Thank god I live in the desert! How could you forget about....SAND MANTAS! --------------------  |
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schwab Stingrays strike again Oct 19 2006, 09:49 AM
Spectatrix lawlz Oct 19 2006, 10:00 AM jonathan83 hah to everyone saying how rare those things happe... Oct 19 2006, 10:24 AM woody that's what happens when you fuck with stingra... Oct 19 2006, 10:46 AM
lamont's lament QUOTE (woody @ Oct 19 2006, 11:46 AM) tha... Oct 19 2006, 11:49 AM Testm0nkey theres a lone rogue stingray on a massive people h... Oct 19 2006, 12:16 PM cupcake QUOTE (Testm0nkey @ Oct 19 2006, 01:16 PM... Oct 19 2006, 01:14 PM schwab we are all fucked, stay away from oceans obviously Oct 19 2006, 02:40 PM Spectatrix QUOTE (Jyan @ Oct 19 2006, 03:48 PM) How ... Oct 19 2006, 03:54 PM Trespass RE: Stingrays strike again Oct 19 2006, 03:28 PM dauss RE: Stingrays strike again Oct 19 2006, 06:01 PM impala454 Jaws
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