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It seems like another boater (in this case kayaker) was bitten by a barracuda in the boat. I´ve read about this happening a few times and I am always amazed how the media plays it up to look like the fish actually launched itself AT the boater, instead of it being the boater just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. It will be interesting to see what kind of coverage this gets in the South Florida media.
Woman Bitten By Barracuda While Kayaking In Keys - cbs4.com
A woman was flown to Miami from the lower Keys over the weekend after she was bitten by a barracuda while kayaking off Big Pine Key.
The 45-year old woman and a man were kayaking Sunday evening when the fished jumped out of the water and bit her in the chest. When her companion called for help and told the emergency dispatcher that he couldn't get the two person kayak back to shore without causing her further injury.
A Coast Guard rescue crew contacted TowBoatU.S. which had a small boat that carried a paramedic into the shallow water to the kayak. The woman was then transferred to the boat and taken to a nearby marina.
The Coast Guard said she appeared to have suffered several broken ribs and a punctured lung.
Once on shore the woman was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital where she's listed as stable.
It seems like another boater (in this case kayaker) was bitten by a barracuda in the boat. I´ve read about this happening a few times and I am always amazed how the media plays it up to look like the fish actually launched itself AT the boater, instead of it being the boater just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. It will be interesting to see what kind of coverage this gets in the South Florida media.
Woman Bitten By Barracuda While Kayaking In Keys - cbs4.com
A woman was flown to Miami from the lower Keys over the weekend after she was bitten by a barracuda while kayaking off Big Pine Key.
The 45-year old woman and a man were kayaking Sunday evening when the fished jumped out of the water and bit her in the chest. When her companion called for help and told the emergency dispatcher that he couldn't get the two person kayak back to shore without causing her further injury.
A Coast Guard rescue crew contacted TowBoatU.S. which had a small boat that carried a paramedic into the shallow water to the kayak. The woman was then transferred to the boat and taken to a nearby marina.
The Coast Guard said she appeared to have suffered several broken ribs and a punctured lung.
Once on shore the woman was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital where she's listed as stable.
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