LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla. - An 81-year-old boater was in critical condition Thursday after a stingray flopped onto his boat and stabbed him, leaving a foot-long barb in his chest, authorities said.
"It was a freak accident," said Lighthouse Point acting fire Chief David Donzella. "It's very odd that the thing jumped out of the water and stung him. We still can't believe it."
Fatal stingray attacks like the one that killed "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin last month are rare, marine experts say. Rays reflexively deploy a sharp spine in their tails when frightened, but the venom coating the barb usually causes just a painful sting for humans.
James Bertakis of Lighthouse Point was on the water with his granddaughter and a friend Wednesday when the stingray flopped onto the boat and stung Bertakis. The women steered the boat to shore and called 911
Surgeons were able to remove some of the barb, and Bertakis, who also suffered a collapsed lung, underwent surgery Wednesday.
2006-10-19 05:42:16 · 5 answers · asked by ~2Sxy4u!~ 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
I think their very pissed off with us. Their probably sick and tired of seeing us!!!! Some circumstances make it nearly impossible not to come into contact with some animals, but for the animals that don't live around humans I think we should let them be. It's great that we have the people that study them because we wouldn't know what we know about them and somebody has to get out there and do research, but for the people that just capture animals or make them live in a surrounding that their really not accustomed to and not meant to live in is wrong. For instance we all know how beatiful lions and tigers are, but to sit back and try to live with them and change them is crazy. No matter what, their always meant for the wild. Animals add beauty to this world, but we have to give them their space.
2006-10-19 05:56:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do. Remember the "Grizzley Bear Man" that lived with the grizzley bears in Alaska, until one of them killed him. I don't think the bear was hungry. I just think the bear was sick of the weirdo hanging around messing with them.
2006-10-19 06:20:49 · answer #2 · answered by Marco 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alien have taken possession of all the stingrays bodies, and are going to wipe us out by barbing us all... one at a time.
2016-03-28 01:37:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ya cause we are destroying their habitat and studying them. They must be saying mind your own business.
2006-10-19 05:48:42 · answer #4 · answered by Mr Business 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES STAY AWAY FROM ANIMALS
2006-10-19 06:17:11 · answer #5 · answered by pinkbobisyours 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋