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Furthermore, Torrie says that shuffling your feet in the ocean is the best way to prevent getting stung because it alerts the stingray you are approaching.
This way, you won’t wind up directly stepping on the stingray, forcing it into defense mode. So when you’re wading in the ocean, make sure to shuffle your feet instead of walking normally.
In addition, if you are at Pensacola Beach or any beach with a sound side and a gulf side, just keep in mind that the sound side is where most people get stung, especially at Pensacola Beach.
“People look at the sound side as the calm, kid-friendly side, but that’s where most people are getting stung by stingrays, so be careful,” said Torrie.
After experiencing how severe the pain was in her foot, Torrie couldn’t imagine being stung on a more vulnerable part of the body, such as the abdomen or near the heart.
So now, when she and her kids go to the beach, she prohibits them from wading around on their stomachs in shallow waters.
“I’ve lived around the water my entire life, always been going to the beach,” stated Torrie.
“I never thought I would get stung by a stingray, and it happened to me when I was 29-years-old, so yeah, it’s no joke. They are out there; be careful, guys.”
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