Stingrays: Human’s Natural Enemy
First Steve Irwin, now Judy Zagorski. As reported by the Associated Press, Judy Zagorski was killed when a 75 pound stingray jumped into the boat she was riding in Florida. From the article:
Judy… was sitting in the front seat of a boat going 25 mph when the spotted eagle ray, with a wingspan of 5 to 6 feet, leaped out of the water.
Apparently this type of stingray leaps out of the water when being chased by predators, or when trying to jump into moving boats. That is not a pleasant sight: cruising along the water in your boat when suddenly a huge 6 foot wide creature flies into your boat. Crazy.
My sympathy to the Zagorski family for their loss.
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