'Shark Boy' strikes again off Texas coast

Stingrays aren't deadly. They have a barb on their tail that they use for protection. Steve Irwin all but laid down on one and the barb stabbed him in the chest. Had he not removed the bard and bled to death, he might have survived.....big might, tho. Not long after that, an elderly gentleman had almost the same "accident", but survived. There have been a couple of incidents of the giant rays (Manta or Eagle) breaching and landing on a small boat and crushing a passenger, but those weren't purposeful attacks. These are such interesting animals and are in no way inherently dangerous.

I probably wouldn't let my kid TOUCH a deadly animal let alone smooch all up on it...way to go, Genius.

What fun they'er having! Nice story. I have to say that sooner or later this isen't going to end well. They need a real boat if they are going fishing in the ocean.