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Stingrays send thousands to the hospital each year. Here’s how to avoid injury in SC

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, ...
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Uptick in stingray injuries in Seal Beach; How you can avoid — and soothe — the sting

A kitesurfer soars near the Seal Beach Pier in April. Stingray injuries are on the rise in Seal Beach. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) As Southern Californians enjoy their long summers at the ...
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Venomous stingrays are swimming off California coast. Here’s how to avoid getting stung

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 ...
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Careful in the water stingray stings on the rise along Santa Barbara’s South Coast

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Shuffle those feet while entering the water. That’s experts’ advice to avoid a stingray sting. In recent months doctors at Cottage Health are seeing an increase in stingray ...