Steff Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/19/stingray.reut/index.html Stingray leaps into boat, stabs man in chest POSTED: 6:54 a.m. EDT, October 19, 2006 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. "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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RibbieRubarb Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 One thing is for certain: there is no stopping them; the rays will soon be here. And I for one welcome our new marine overlords. I'd like to remind them that as a trusted internet personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underwater crustacean caves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 I'm starting to think there were accidental attacks like this before Steve Irwin dies, but it took his death to give them exposure. I could be wrong. B movie coming soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goober Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Rays on a Plane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkey Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Rays causing Pain or, in your best Tattoo voice, D-rays on daPlane, daPlane! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 QUOTE(Goober @ Oct 20, 2006 -> 01:14 PM) Rays on a Plane Starring Lou Pinella.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Oct 20, 2006 -> 01:50 PM) One thing is for certain: there is no stopping them; the rays will soon be here. And I for one welcome our new marine overlords. I'd like to remind them that as a trusted internet personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underwater crustacean caves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Oct 20, 2006 -> 02:50 PM) One thing is for certain: there is no stopping them; the rays will soon be here. And I for one welcome our new marine overlords. I'd like to remind them that as a trusted internet personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underwater crustacean caves. Heh. Kent Brockman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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