Stingray kills woman on boat in Florida Keys
75-pound fish jumps, strikes her in face as boat travels at 25 mph; ray dies

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MARATHON, Fla. - A 75-pound stingray killed a Michigan woman Thursday when it flew out of the water and struck her face as she rode a boat in the Florida Keys, officials said. Judy Kay Zagorski, of Pigeon, Mich., was sitting in the front seat of a boat going 25 mph when the spotted eagle ray, with a wingspan of 5 to 6 feet, leaped out of the water, said Jorge Pino, spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The 57-year-old woman's father was driving the boat on the Atlantic Ocean side of Vaca Key, Pino said.

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Man, that stinks. Reminds me of that submarine that just happened to surface underneath a Japanes fishing boat. Sometimes, it's just our time to go, unfortunately.

Hopefully, they both died instantly.

Oh, my. I didn't realize they got that big. We had small ones in San Diego bay and we had to watch for them when we were swimming, but they prolly never got bigger than about 8 - 10 inches.
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Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. - Robert Heinlein

Yeah,I knew there were some that big. It said the woman,and the Sting Ray died on impact. Hit her right in the face,but didnt get her with the bard.

Freak accident I guess,but I feel for her family that were there too,especially her Father.
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