Woman killed by stingray - Pics added

[Modelworks]

Talk about bad luck.
I don't think anyone in a million years would guess they were going to die this way.

It wasn't all that big :
Pics:
http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/...tos_ts/r2197225653.jpg



http://www.ajc.com/news/conten...FL__StingrayDeath.html

Stingray kills woman in Florida Keys

Published on: 03/20/08

MARATHON, Fla. (AP) ? Officials say a Michigan woman died after a stingray jumped out of the water and struck her in the upper body in the Florida Keys.

Wildlife officials say the spotted eagle ray hit the 55-year-old woman in the face or neck while she was in a boat with her family Thursday. Her name and hometown aren't being released yet.

Officials say it's not clear whether the animal's barb struck her, or if the impact killed her. It's also not clear how big it was.

Spotted eagle rays can grow up to 17 feet in length, weigh up to 500 pounds and have a wingspan of up to 10 feet.

They are known to occasionally jump out of the water but are not aggressive and use the venomous tip at the end of their tail as a defense mechanism.

 

[Molondo]

Thats nasty, too bad. Those sting rays remind me of the those alien creatures from Aliens.

 

[elmer92413]

Man, maybe it's not the penguins we need to be worried about...

 

[Ika]

I can imagine that one happening...

A woman standing near the edge of a boat, then a bigass stingray jumping out of the water and fuckin jacking her in the face.

 

[hiromizu]

Did it sting her or did it ram her? Imagine getting hit by a whale. That would be horrible.

 

[Chryso]

First Steve Irwin, now this. I don't think it is a coincidence. The stingrays are making plans.

 

[Xylitol]

Was she Australian?

 

[mugs]

Something must be done about the growing stingray menace.

 

[effowe]

Crikey!

 

[rh71]

those stingray excursions won't be making a killing for much longer...

 

[beat mania]

She was probably drunk and taunting the fish.

 

[legoman666]

Originally posted by: beat mania
She was probably drunk and taunting the fish.

or dressed suggestively.

 

[Rudee]

I fear nothing until the day that Grizzly Bears grow wings.

 

[isekii]

She must have some horrible luck for something like this to happen.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: mugs
Something must be done about the growing stingray menace.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: isekii
She must have some horrible luck for something like this to happen.

well.....not anymore.

 

[jonks]

Well they're not called cuddlerays for a reason

 

[funkymatt]

Originally posted by: elmer92413
Man, maybe it's not the penguins we need to be worried about...

death by stingray is just a diversion. don't turn your back on a penguin.

 

[SunnyD]

I for one welcome our new stingray overlords...

 

[PottedMeat]

Thats the worst luck ever. First you're standing on a boat, then a couple hundred pounds of meat flies out of the water and hits you in the chest.

 

[paulxcook]

Originally posted by: SunnyD
I for one welcome our new stingray overlords...

DAMMIT!! Last fucking post in the thread, I was all ready to... just.... dammit.

 

[destrekor]

damn. even just a decent sized spotted eagle stingray jumping and hitting you would hurt. these sting rays are getting more aggressive with their tactics. they're brewin somethin, that or getting tired of the sharks taking all the action.

+

 

[Utterman]

No one suspects the stingray.

 

[Queasy]

We better start meeting the demands of the dolphins now so that we'll have an ally in the inevitable war against the stingrays.

 

[Modelworks]

Originally posted by: Queasy
We better start meeting the demands of the dolphins now so that we'll have an ally in the inevitable war against the stingrays.

The dolphins aren't concerned.
They are leaving with the mice when the interstellar bypass comes .