A Florida woman is recovering after a stingray impaled her back and came within an inch of her lung with one of its barbs. Kristie Cataffo-O’Brien had to undergo surgery to remove the stinger, spent a ...

"It was super, super painful," Kristie Cataffo-O’Brien said after the stingray incident Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. She has also ...

A stingray sting can be very painful and can also cause symptoms like nausea and muscle cramps. In rare cases, you may have trouble breathing. However, stingray stings are generally not fatal unless ...

Have you visited a South Carolina beach recently? You may have walked past a stingray and not even known it. If you enjoy spending time in the surf off of any of the Palmetto State’s famed beaches, ...

Year after year, the waters off Hilton Head shores are scattered with sea creatures exploring their natural habitat and taking a dip in the warm summer waters. Unfortunately, some of those creatures ...

You’re wading in the sandy shallows off the California coast when your foot touches something soft and silky. As you take your next step, you experience a sudden shock: first a sharp pain, then an ...

WASHINGTON — Beachgoers in Panama City Beach, Florida, got quite a surprise recently when a shark and a stingray were seen going head-to-head just feet from the shore. The dramatic moment was caught ...