Stingray encounter: Lawyer felt a 'chomp' on his foot at the beach ... then came the blood

Taane was keeping an eye on his partner’s 4-year-old son when he felt a “chomp” on his foot, which turned out to be a ...

Prosecutor Tobias Taane’s months-long recovery after stingray barb at Pāpāmoa beach

WARNING: This story contains images of a stingray injury. Prosecutor Tobias Taane is used to fending off the odd legal barb.
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Florida woman recovering from stingray attack shares experience: 'Thought I was going to die'

BAHIA BEACH, Fla. -- A relaxing day at a Florida beach turned nearly catastrophic last week when a beachgoer was impaled by a venomous stingray. Kristie Cataffo-O'Brien was cooling off in knee-deep ...

Woman Reminds Viewers Of The ‘Stingray Shuffle’ After One Slices Her Achilles Tendon: ‘It Felt Like A Knife’

No one wants to come in contact with a creature while swimming in the ocean, let alone one that can hurt you in a matter of ...
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Fla. Woman Impaled in Back by Stingray Barb That Narrowly Missed Her Lungs: 'I'm Still in Shock'

"It was super, super painful," Kristie Cataffo-O’Brien said after the stingray incident Kimberlee Speakman is a Writer-Reporter on the News team at PEOPLE, covering Weekends. She joined the brand in ...
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Florida woman impaled in back by stingray; barb came close to her lungs

The barb of the animal sank a few inches into Kristie Cataffo-O’Brien’s back, barely missing her lungs, WFLA-TV reported. Cataffo-O’Brien, of Tampa, was visiting Bahia Beach in Ruskin, located about ...
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‘Don’t move at all, there’s a stingray and it’s on you’: Tampa woman impaled by stingray barb in Ruskin

RUSKIN, Fla. (WFLA) — A Tampa woman is recovering after being impaled by a venomous stingray while in Ruskin. The stingray’s barb was buried a few inches deep into her back, just missing her lungs.