Flying Stingray Kills Woman!
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
A woman was on a boat with her family off Marathon in the Florida Keys when an Eagle Ray jumped out of the water next to the vessel Thursday morning. The animal reportedly struck the 55-year old woman who fell backward and suffered a severe head trauma.
Initial reports had indicated that the animal’s sharp defensive barb, located near the base of its tail, had lodged in the woman’s neck.
The woman, who was from Michigan, died before help could arrive.
Well, its not uncommon to see rays jumping out of the water down here…but they usually never hit anything!
This was a true “freak” incident, I’ve never heard of this happening before.
It really is a shame this happened to her, I feel for her family.
Sting rays are going to get us all!
The accusations that the eagle ray’s barb struck her neck as a result of her death are false. She died due to the collision knocking her backwards and from a head trauma.
It’s still an amazing story however.
This is the link… http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/20/eagleray/index.html