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MrsMessina
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Stingray Kills Woman on Boat in Fla.
Did anyone else hear about this?!?!?
A 75-pound stingray killed a Michigan woman Thursday when it flew out of the water and struck her in the face as she rode in a boat in the Florida Keys, officials said.
Judy Kay Zagorski, of Pigeon, Mich., was sitting in a boat going 25 mph when the spotted eagle ray, with a wingspan of 5 to 6 feet, leaped out of the water, said Jorge Pino, spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
The 57-year-old woman's father was driving the boat on the Atlantic Ocean side of Vaca Key, Pino said.
"He had absolutely no warning. It just happened instantaneously," Pino said.
The impact likely killed the woman, but it was not immediately clear if she had any puncture wounds from the ray's barb, Pino said. An autopsy will determine an official cause of death, Pino said.
Spotted eagle rays can 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 barb at the end of their tail as a defense mechanism.
The rays are protected in Florida waters and are typically seen swimming on the water's surface.
"Rays jump to escape a predator, give birth and shake off parasites," said Lynn Gear, supervisor of fishes and reptiles at Theater of the Sea in Islamorada. "They do not attack people."
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Stingray Kills Woman on Boat in Fla.
I read that story earlier today 
what a way to die 
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| Posted 3/20/08 8:44 PM |
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jerseypanda
Life is good.
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Amanda
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Re: Stingray Kills Woman on Boat in Fla.
I just read about this a little while ago. Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time... what a freak accident! 
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| Posted 3/20/08 8:47 PM |
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vmac
Mommy VMac
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Vanessa
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Re: Stingray Kills Woman on Boat in Fla.
this story amazes me!
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| Posted 3/20/08 9:14 PM |
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hbugal
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Re: Stingray Kills Woman on Boat in Fla.
wow freaky!
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| Posted 3/20/08 10:13 PM |
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evnme
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Re: Stingray Kills Woman on Boat in Fla.
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| Posted 3/20/08 10:32 PM |
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HLT407
So lucky
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Heather
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Re: Stingray Kills Woman on Boat in Fla.
holy shiit
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| Posted 3/20/08 10:35 PM |
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islandersgirl74
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Michelle
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Re: Stingray Kills Woman on Boat in Fla.
just heard about this..awful!
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| Posted 3/20/08 11:05 PM |
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HoneyBadger
YourWorstNightmare.
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Re: Stingray Kills Woman on Boat in Fla.
Posted by HLT407
holy shiit
my sentiments exactly! 
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| Posted 3/20/08 11:33 PM |
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Katie111806
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Katie
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Re: Stingray Kills Woman on Boat in Fla.
holy crap!
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| Posted 3/21/08 12:07 AM |
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IrishTracy
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Tracy
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Re: Stingray Kills Woman on Boat in Fla.
HOLY!
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| Posted 3/21/08 8:34 AM |
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LadyH
April Baby Girl is Here!
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Re: Stingray Kills Woman on Boat in Fla.
Wow - I can't believe this one.
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| Posted 3/21/08 8:42 AM |
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