A man is currently fighting for his life after being struck in the chest by a stingray�s barb in Florida.
The attack mirrors the one that killed Australian legend Steve Irwin who was killed after he was struck by a barb off the coast of Queensland.
James Bertakis, 81, was stung after a stingray leapt onto his boat before stinging him leaving the barb embedded in his chest.
Bertakis� granddaughter who was also on board said to the Mirror of her grandfather�s injuries: �Every time his heart pumps, it�s like a razor blade, it just keeps cutting.�
The pensioner is currently in hospital and doctors have already removed a portion of the barb.
Professor Ellen Pikitch from the University of Miami said of the attack: �This is really rare. Stingray�s don�t usually attack.�
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