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.

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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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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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "It was super, super painful," Kristie Cataffo-O’Brien said after the stingray incident A Florida woman is recovering after a ...