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Mar 21, 2008 9:14 am US/Eastern

Picture Of The Day: Eagle Ray Attack In Fla.

BOSTON (WBZ) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 4: In South Florida waters, Eagle Rays can grow up to 12 to 15 feet, from nose to tail, with a width, or wingspan, of 6 to 8 feet.
Monroe County Sheriff's Homicide Detective Mark Coleman/CBS
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Click to enlarge 3 of 4: Spotted Eagle Rays' diet consists of bivalves, shrimp, crabs, octopus and small fish.
Monroe County Sheriff's Homicide Detective Mark Coleman/CBS
Click to enlarge 4 of 4: Monroe County Sheriff's Homicide Detective Mark Coleman/CBS

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A woman has died in a freak accident in the Florida Keys.

Jorge Pino, with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, said a woman was on a boat with her family off Marathon, Fla. when an Eagle Ray jumped out of the water next to the vessel Thursday morning.

The animal reportedly struck the 55-year-old woman who fell backward and suffered a severe head trauma. She later died.

Initial reports had indicated that the animal's sharp defensive barb, located near the base of its tail, had lodged in the woman's neck.

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