What was meant to be a relaxing family trip before the school year turned into a painful and unexpected encounter for an Austin woman — and now she’s warning others to be cautious.
Mini vacation turns into stingray scare for Texas family
Joy Kennedy and her family were visiting Port Aransas for the first time when the trip took a turn.
“Suddenly I just felt something shoot into my foot,” Kennedy said. “I didn’t know what it was. I was afraid to look down, but when I did, blood was just coming down.”
Kennedy had been stung by a stingray, its sharp barb puncturing her foot…