March 21, 2008

O Death, Where Is Thy Stingray?

Here it is:

A 75-pound stingray killed a Michigan woman Thursday when it flew out of the water and struck her face as she rode a boat in the Florida Keys, officials said.

Judy Kay Zagorski, of Pigeon, Mich., 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, 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.

Another "quiet one" snaps.

Posted by floridacracker at March 21, 2008 11:20 AM

   


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At least she wasn't the internationally known host of a wildlife show. We'd never hear the end of it.

Posted by: James at March 21, 2008 04:25 PM

We should 'never hear the end of it..', it's the first time I've ever heard of something this weird
in regards to the Stingray..

Posted by: csason at March 21, 2008 05:41 PM

Happy Easter !

I hid camoflauge eggs this morning..
worst idea ever I ever had.

Posted by: nancy at March 22, 2008 09:24 AM

I guess so..especially if they were woodland pattern..lol

I have no itty bittys to hide them for..and I am too damn embarrassed to go stalking some other persons kids, so I guess I have to wait another 8 months or so till my son's new bride gives birth.

I always think of my nephew hiding the eggs for his younger cousins..he would bury them and such..not much of a sport.

Posted by: csason at March 23, 2008 08:38 AM

That story scared me away from boating ever in Florida.

Posted by: Ben Keeler at March 28, 2008 03:22 PM