A surfer was speared in the face by a poisonous sting-ray tail
died tragically died after a stingray barb pierced his heart while he was making documentary on the ocean’s deadliest creatures on the Gold Coast in 2006.After Mr Taylor was attacked, he called a friend who drove him to a nearby hospital, where doctors told him he was lucky to be alive.The stingray's tail spine, or barb, has serrated edges and a sharp point or barb.
The underside may produce venom, which can be fatal to humans and can remain deadly even after the stingray's death.Worldwide, death by stingray is similarly rare, with only one or two fatal attacks reported each year.The largest of all stingrays is the short-tail stingray, Dasyatis brevicaudata.The short-tail can grow up to 14 feet long and tip the scales at more than 750 pounds.“I looked down at myself and I had a black wetsuit on, but it was just red .
"If it had been a bit higher it would have hit my eye, and if it had hit my neck that would have been a completely different story.""There were children down there last night swimming, walking in the shallows.
Having just taken a dip in the sea, the man reportedly ran back onto the beach crying in pain after the stingray's barbed tail found its way into his swim shorts and hooked onto his genitals.He said he felt a slash on his face and when he came up blood was pouring from his woundCredit: Getty Images - Getty
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