James Bertakis tried to swat a stingray away after it flopped onto his boat Wednesday. For his trouble, the 3-foot-wide ray stung him, leaving a barb in his chest that eventually lodged in his heart.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As summer crowds flock to Southern California’s coastline, lifeguards are reporting a sharp increase in stingray injuries, ...

A woman has narrowly escaped death after being attacked by a stingray while snorkeling in South Australia. Pam Bennett, 68, was snorkeling 50 meters offshore at Treasure Cove on the southern Yorke ...

As Southern Californians enjoy their long summers at the beach, Seal Beach lifeguards are cautioning visitors about the seasonal uptick in stingray-related injuries. In Seal Beach, the average number ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A concerned angler has noticed a disturbing trend in people ripping the barbs off of stingrays and releasing the marine life back into the wild. Center of Sportfish Science ...