Stingray Incident

[Packhorse]

South Island solo cray diver got stung by a 1 meter stingray just below his belt (ouch).in 10meters of water. He mangaged to get back to his boat to radio for help then got chopper lifted to hospital.

 

[Mako Mark]

I have been looking for details on it since I saw it on the news.

He doesnt look too worse for wear though.

 

[Azza]

Wonder if he antagonised it?
Gotta say I have been real close to many rays and never had a problem

 

[Packhorse]

Sounds like he didnt even see it untill it stung him.
I wounder if he got any crays.

 

[Santa]

It happened on Bunaken off Manado as well but this many years back and I don't know if it ever made the news. That guy took it in the heart as well. Died on the spot.

The story goes he was narced and trying to interact. That has kind of a urban legend feel to it though.

 

[dive_lover88]

ouch! that gotta hurt big time...hope the dude has a speedy recovery.

 

[tee_jay]

got stung by a 1 meter stingray just below his belt (ouch).in 10meters of water.

All the guys reading this can sympathise with him...ouch.

All the best to his recovery.

 

[mislav]

Looks like rays got enough of us.

 

[drbill]

It happened on Bunaken off Manado as well but this many years back and I don't know if it ever made the news. That guy took it in the heart as well. Died on the spot.

Hmmm... very interesting. A friend was speculating that since sharks and rays can sense electrical fields, perhaps the rays can actually target the heart region based on the fields it emits. Strictly anecdotal, but this does make me wonder.

 

[DandyDon]

Don't crowd the wildlife. We're guests in their world, be a gracious one. I've seen a lot of rays, never seen one excited, but the only way to get stung is to get too close.