A woman was flown to Miami from the lower Keys over the weekend after she was wounded by a jumping fish while kayaking off Big Pine Key.
Karri Larson, 46, and a friend were kayaking Sunday evening when the fished jumped out of the water and bit her in the chest. When her companion called for help and he told the emergency dispatcher that he couldn’t get the two person kayak back to shore without causing her further injury, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
A Coast Guard rescue crew contacted TowBoat U.S. which used a small boat to ferry a paramedic … Details
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In research that may surprise off-road riding enthusiasts and safety experts, a Johns Hopkins team has found that crashes involving ATVs — four-wheeled all-terrain vehicles — are significantly more dangerous than crashes involving two-wheeled off-road motorcycles, such as those used in extreme sports like Motocross.
The research, to be presented at the American College of Surgeons’ 2010 Clinical Congress in Washington, D.C., this week, found that victims of ATV crashes were  … Details
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Like most great ideas, the idea to cross the Strait of Gibraltar came up while having a beer with some friends. Besides being the second most frequented shipping lane in the world, the strait hosts strong currents and rapidly changing wind conditions.
Geographically, the Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, and separates Spain from Morocco. This is roughly 7.7 nautical miles  … Details
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