Stingray Stabs Man in His Stomach During Surf Lifesaving Training Event, ‘Narrowly Missing Vital Organs’

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• Jeremy Bain was stung in the stomach by a stingray at Waikanae Beach on New Zealand’s Kāpiti Coast on December 30.

• Bain recalled the fish reacting “purely in self-defense” after jumping into the water and landing on him.

• “I didn’t feel any pain after the sting went away, so I’m assuming it was the venom of the sting,” he told news outlet Stuff

A man in New Zealand is recovering from a near-fatal stingray injury.

On Tuesday, December 30, Jeremy Bain was stung in the abdomen while training for a life-saving surfing event at Waikanae Beach on the Kāpiti Coast. New Zealand Herald And Thing.

Construction company Rockhard Civil and Drainage confirmed the incident in a post on their account. Facebook pagewrites: “So, do we have a vacation story for you? Jeremy, aka our elite office boy/project manager, decided to copy this one.” Steve Irwin on holidays.”

Australian zookeeper and environmentalist Steve Irwin was attacked by a stingray in 2006. dead He is 44 years old.

“While training for a life-saving event in the surf, he accidentally ended up wrestling a stingray. The stingray stabbed him in the stomach, narrowly missing his vital organs,” Rockhard Civil and Drainage’s article continued.

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The company added: “He is recovering from a short stay in hospital and is very upset about the cut in his new wetsuit. If you see him on the field, give him a strong ‘Krikey’ call.”

Photos shared along with the Facebook post show Bain lying in the sand as emergency services prepared to transport him by ambulance.

Recalling how the situation developed, Bain described his injury as a “freak accident”. New Zealand Herald.

“Vato didn’t do anything wrong and I didn’t do anything wrong either. It was just a freak accident,” he said. “I jumped into the murky water, landed on him, he got scared and raised his thorn in the air completely in self-defense in his natural environment.”

He explained that 45 minutes after the stingray sting, he began to feel a burning sensation that lasted for half a day.

“It burned like hell,” Bain said. New Zealand Herald. “I didn’t feel any pain after the burn passed, so I assume it was the poison of the sting.”

Bain said he was grateful the stingray didn’t hit another part of his body.

“If I could get stabbed in the stomach, that would be the ideal spot because it’s one of the only parts of the stomach area that’s quite thick because there’s a lot of muscle and fat tissue,” he said. New Zealand Herald.

Wellington Free Ambulance confirmed to the news outlet they were at the scene.

According to Stuff, Bain’s wife, who was with Whakatāne Surf Life Saving Club at the time, was also there to provide assistance.

Despite the incident, Bain said his sons were back enjoying the water the next day.

He added that he felt back to normal but was waiting for medical staff to give him the green light to return to the water.

PEOPLE has contacted Wellington Free Ambulance and Whakatāne Surf Life Saving Club for comment.

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