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Woman injured by flying fish
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A 46-year-old woman injured after a flying fish attacked her as she kayaked in the Florida Keys on Sunday remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition, a hospital spokeswoman.
Karri Larson had a collapsed lung and was taken by helicopter to Jackson Memorial Hospital. She remained in the intensive care unit on Tuesday.
The attack occured as Larson and a friend were kayaking in the mangrove islands off Big Pine Key when a fish jumped out from the shallow water and its long, pointed snout punctured Larson's back.
Authorities do not know what type of fish caused the injury, but a marine expert at the University of Florida said the type of wound Larson sustained appears likely to have been caused by a houndfish -- which can grow to 5-feet and has a long snout.
This 1905 Geographical Society of Baltimore sketch, part of the NOAA Central Library Historical Collection, shows a Hound fish (Tylosurus caribbaeus). COURTESY OF NOAA
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/10/19/1879951/a-terrifying-fish-tale-a-jump.html
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2010-10-23 03:27
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This lady was NOT "attacked"!
That`s NOT an "attack" - it`s very bad luck. The houndfish is not a "flying fish", but, like many others, leaps clear of the water on occasion, perhaps to escape predators or rid itself of parasites. It does NOT attack people. To suggest it does is merely fearmongering, and likely to lead to people destroying these fish for no reason, or avoiding activities they might otherwise enjoy.
/Tylosurus crocodilus
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