FWC: Woman Killed In Freak Eagle Ray Incident
MARATHON (CBS4) ― A woman has reportedly died in a freak accident in the Keys.
Jorge Pino, with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, said a woman was on a boat with her family off Marathon when an Eagle Ray jumped out of the water next to the vessel Thursday morning. The animal reportedly struck the woman who fell backward and suffered a severe head trauma.
Initial reports had indicated that the animal's sharp defensive barb, located near the base of its tail, had lodged in the woman's neck.
The woman died before help could arrive.
http://cbs4.com/local/marathon.stingray.woman.2.681445.html
MARATHON (CBS4) ― A woman has reportedly died in a freak accident in the Keys.
Jorge Pino, with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, said a woman was on a boat with her family off Marathon when an Eagle Ray jumped out of the water next to the vessel Thursday morning. The animal reportedly struck the woman who fell backward and suffered a severe head trauma.
Initial reports had indicated that the animal's sharp defensive barb, located near the base of its tail, had lodged in the woman's neck.
The woman died before help could arrive.
http://cbs4.com/local/marathon.stingray.woman.2.681445.html
