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JB4Boyne 03-20-2008 01:03 PM
Anyone hear what part of Mi. she was from?

pkspx 03-20-2008 01:08 PM
Shocking, I was just reading about this in Sun Sentinel newspaper. Her name and hometown are not released.



http://www.sun-sentinel.com/media/ph...3/36972908.jpg

Anarchy Powerboats 03-20-2008 01:20 PM
Heart attack could be possible???

stainless 03-20-2008 01:27 PM
That really sucks :(

Sydwayz 03-20-2008 01:43 PM
Originally Posted by pkspx (Post 2492668)
Shocking, I was just reading about this in Sun Sentinel newspaper. Her name and hometown are not released.



http://www.sun-sentinel.com/media/ph...3/36972908.jpg
That looks like it could be her blood all over the cleat area on the SB side of the boat. The mechanics of the injury could make sense than the stingray came over the Port side of the boat, near where it is laying, and she lept/fell back and came down near/on that cleat on the SB side. That's terrible.

pkspx 03-20-2008 02:32 PM
Originally Posted by Sydwayz (Post 2492715)
That looks like it could be her blood all over the cleat area on the SB side of the boat. The mechanics of the injury could make sense than the stingray came over the Port side of the boat, near where it is laying, and she lept/fell back and came down near/on that cleat on the SB side. That's terrible.
Indeed. I did a search for the news story on Google, I guess these Eagle Rays like to jump out of the water. I read another article about someone else getting injured from a Ray too.

Treads 03-20-2008 02:43 PM
This is very sad and unfortunate. Thoughts and prayers to the family for this horrible event.

ACTIVESHACK 03-20-2008 02:49 PM
What a freak accident.

Audiofn 03-20-2008 02:54 PM
That thing is freeking HUGE!!!! Very sad for the family.

pkspx 03-20-2008 03:14 PM
www.usatoday.com
I wasn't aware that this just occurred today at 1pm!

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...terstitialskip

MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a Michigan woman died after a stingray jumped out of the water and struck her in the upper body in the Florida Keys.

Wildlife officials say the spotted eagle ray hit the 55-year-old woman in the face or neck while she was in a boat with her family Thursday. Her name and hometown aren't being released yet.

Officials say it's not clear whether the animal's barb struck her, or if the impact killed her. It's also not clear how big it was.

Spotted eagle rays can grow up to 17 feet in length, weigh up to 500 pounds and have a wingspan of up to 10 feet.

They are known to occasionally jump out of the water but are not aggressive and use the venomous tip at the end of their tail as a defense mechanism.


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