LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla. - An 81-year-old man was in critical condition Thursday after a stingray flopped onto his boat and stung him, leaving a foot-long barb in his chest similar to the accident that killed "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin.
"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 Irwin last month at the Great Barrier Reef 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 a stingray flopped onto the boat and stung Bertakis. The women steered the boat to shore and called 911.
Doctors were able to remove the barb during surgeries Wednesday and Thursday .
2006-10-19 13:20:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Key phrase: "The thing jumped out of the water and stung him".
2006-10-19 13:26:30 · update #1
They are coming after us. You are not supposed to mess with nature and I think they want their revenge.
2006-10-19 13:22:18 · answer #1 · answered by Phoenix Rising 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-22 03:34:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like mutiny at sea the Stingrays are at war with us!
2006-10-19 13:26:26 · answer #3 · answered by fordperfect5 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When Jaws jumps aboard, I'll be convinced there's a marine life conspiracy.
2006-10-19 18:19:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's too soon to say with certainty that all the creatures in the sea have turned against us - don't you reckon?
2006-10-19 13:24:22 · answer #5 · answered by Rex 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freak accident.
2006-10-19 13:22:59 · answer #6 · answered by Judas Rabbi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since they are rare it does make you wonder. This one so soon after Steve's death.
2006-10-19 13:23:52 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow. 81 and still ticking. i could only be so lucky.
freak mutiny.
2006-10-19 14:04:23 · answer #8 · answered by SallyC 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an example.
2006-10-19 13:24:37 · answer #9 · answered by prince47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The stingrays are angry.....
2006-10-19 13:26:30 · answer #10 · answered by That one guy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋