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.
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A guy I work with got stung by...now I forget...but it was a jellyfish or manta ray or something and he almost died while vacationing in Greece. Now the moral of this story, besides that I have a poor memory, it that I recommend you fear many sea creatures and not just restrict yourself to fear of stingrays.
Angie (too lazy to sign up for an account early in the morning)
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