Serious Injury at Sting Ray City

from the June, 2005 issue of Undercurrent

Sting Ray City: At what might be the most dangerous patch of underwater real estate anywhere, critters continue to attack humans at Grand Cayman's Sting Ray City On April 1, reports the Wisconsin State Journal, eleven-year-old Justin Weber was scuba diving with his parents at Sting Ray City on Grand Cayman, when a six-foot green moray chomped down on his forearm, severing several arteries. The eel held on tight until Justin’s dad pried its jaws apart. Justin underwent six hours of surgery on Grand Cayman, where doctors used a vein from his leg to help restore blood flow to his hand. The Webers arranged for a chartered medical jet, which cost $21,400, to fly Justin to Madison, Wisconsin, for further surgery. His family is hopeful he’ll regain full use of his hand. His mother Laura said the family will resume diving, but not where fish are fed. "We believe this changes the way the animals react to human beings," she said. Experts would agree.

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