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Shark and Stingray Face Off in Shallow Florida Waters in Viral Video

PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA, AUG 4 – The stingray escaped with a wounded fin after a rare shallow-water confrontation with a shark, highlighting that 1,500 to 2,000 stingray injuries occur annually in the U.S., officials say.

  • On May 27, a shark attacked a woman from Las Vegas at Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Florida, causing serious injury.
  • The attack followed a series of shark and stingray interactions documented recently along Florida's coastal waters.
  • Lifeguards and fellow surfers acted quickly using a leash as a tourniquet, and the injured woman underwent surgery after the bite.
  • A bystander shouted, "Oh my God, is it eating it?" while a video captured a shark and stingray battling near Panama City Beach.
  • This event highlights frequent stingray and shark encounters in warm coastal waters with thousands of stingray injuries reported annually in the U.S.
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The swimmers who were on Panama City Beach (Florida) witnessed an unusual fight between two marine species. A shark and a stripe faced in shallow waters, very close to the shore, before the stunning gaze of locals and tourists. The spectators remained on the shore, close to the two animals. In a video recorded by tourist Chloe Peterson, from a nearby building, and spread on the social network X, the intense struggle of both species is appreciate…

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Shark and stingray face off in shallow Florida waters in viral video

The close encounter is a reminder that stingrays often lurk just beneath the sand, especially during warmer months.

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Nature has really impressive moments, such as the one witnessed by several bathers on a beach in Florida, United States, who were able to observe the fight between a shark and a mantaraya. These are the details on TV Azteca Quintana Roo. I COULD INTEREST: VIDEO: Sign of an earthquake? Two oar fish appear in Baja California Sur Even though we named it ‘fight’, the truth is that at all times the mantaraya was trying to flee the shark to not be eat…

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