Kiwis suffering from Irwin envy.....

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=256138

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A diver attacked by a stingray off the east coast of New Zealand's North
Island has been admitted to hospital with a serious stomach wound.

The man, in his 40s, was diving off Porongahu, about 40km south of
Waimarama, in Hawke's Bay on Thursday morning when he disturbed a couple of
stingrays.

A stingray barb punctured the man's stomach just below the belly button.

His diving companions took him to shore and drove him to meet a rescue
helicopter which airlifted him to Hawke's Bay Hospital in a stable
condition.

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The only stingray "Attack" I had heard of was when my neighbour's daughter
being in the middle of nowhere on holiday north of Cooktown FNQ stripped off
and went in for a swim and stood on one. Took it just above the ankle. She
was 17, Blonde and not hard on the eyes at all. Bastard of a drive back to
town.


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