how can someone die from a stingwray??
2006-09-04 03:19:44 · 17 answers · asked by zeba_231 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
The stingray that got him had poisonous barbs on its tail and he got hit in the chest and it put a hole in his heart.
He was working on a documentary series about the oceans deadliest animals.
2006-09-04 03:23:24 · answer #1 · answered by pipi08_2000 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A sting ray has a stinger in its tail much like a scorpion. It can be posion. In Steve's case he was stung hard and deep. He was stung in the chest. The stinger penitrated his heart. Most folks don't live long or well with a wound that damages the heart. Death my not have been instant but it was too quick for a good rescue. If he had been stung like that while already in a hospital, his odds of survival would still be very very limited.
2006-09-04 10:30:22 · answer #2 · answered by john d 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stingrays have very poisonous barbs but aren't usually fatal. But a sting to a vital part of the body would definitely be fatal.
His death is a tragedy. At least he died doing what he loved! RIP Steve.
2006-09-04 10:28:00 · answer #3 · answered by songbird 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Stingrays are very poisonous. He was stung in the chest and it got him in the heart. Did not have a chance.
They know so little about stingray poisons. Sounds like if he had been sting right there in the emergency room in front of a full trauma team he would have died.
2006-09-04 10:26:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to news reports, the stingray's barb pierced his chest and punctured his heart. They say it was a freak accident, and usually stingray encounters are not fatal. It was the severity and placement of the wound that made it so bad.
2006-09-04 10:24:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the sting ray stung him under the rib cage and into his heart causing a hole in his heart. a freak accident it was called cuz most don't die from a stingray sting they said it was a freak accident because it went up through his rib cage
how sad his wife has to raise their kid alone :(
2006-09-04 10:44:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it could have been big and hit him in his heart
steve erwin is a great wildlife man because he cared about animals and helping wildlife in many ways.
2006-09-04 10:25:35 · answer #7 · answered by Laela 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the puncture was'nt enough, the toxin to the heart was. It irritates me when people say "well, at least it was fast. Death is death, and it's a reminder to love and care, all we can, while we can.
2006-09-04 17:00:16 · answer #8 · answered by sluggo1947 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes its very sad.. He was a good man and touched many lives. He was good with animals and many people respected him.. To bad he had to die young..
2006-09-04 10:42:58 · answer #9 · answered by Message Police 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Freak accident -- the barb hit him in just the right/wrong spot. Life is a *****, huh.
2006-09-04 10:24:46 · answer #10 · answered by diques1018 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋