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- DoubleTalkingJive
- Rep: 74
Re: WOMAN KILLED BY STINGRAY - WHAT ARE THE ODDS?
MARATHON, Fla. - Officials say a woman died in the Florida Keys after a stingray jumped out of the water and struck her upper body.
The spotted eagle ray had hit the 55-year-old woman while she was in a boat Thursday. Officials say she was hit in the face or neck.
It's not clear whether the animal's barb struck the Michigan woman, or if the impact killed her.
Spotted eagle rays can grow up to 17 feet in length and weigh up to 500 pounds.
They are known to occasionally jump out of the water but are not aggressive.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080320/ap_ … ay_death_1
OH MY, what are the odds of this.
- A Private Eye
- Rep: 77
Re: WOMAN KILLED BY STINGRAY - WHAT ARE THE ODDS?
Reminds me of the Steve Irwin incident. Tragic.
- DoubleTalkingJive
- Rep: 74
Re: WOMAN KILLED BY STINGRAY - WHAT ARE THE ODDS?
Sure but he wasn't on a boat and just having a nice relaxing time in the sun and bam outta nowhere. Definitely tragic. 
- DoubleTalkingJive
- Rep: 74
Re: WOMAN KILLED BY STINGRAY - WHAT ARE THE ODDS?
This is the first I have ever heard of someone getting killed in this manner.
- monkeychow
- Rep: 661
Re: WOMAN KILLED BY STINGRAY - WHAT ARE THE ODDS?
Yeah the two people getting killed annually are no doubt swimming....I mean she was out of the water!! How unlucky is that!!
Its like going for a swim at the beach and being eaten by stray lion that was swimming over from africa 
