Venomous Stingray’s Close Encounter with Swimmers Caught on Drone

A drone captured a heart-stopping moment when two swimmers inadvertently collided with a massive venomous stingray off Horseshoe Bay Beach in Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia, on Saturday, March 23. The incident, which could have turned fatal, was witnessed by professional angler Jason Moyce, also known as Trapman Australia.

The Encounter

The drone footage shows a black stingray, approximately the size of a dining room table, gliding beneath the unsuspecting swimmers. As the swimmers attempted to catch a wave, the stingray approached them, resulting in a collision that sent foam exploding around them. Moyce, who was operating the drone, could be heard screaming as he watched the scene unfold.

“All three got wrapped up in the wave. The stinger got very close to hitting the boys with its tail. … None of the three saw it coming,” Moyce described in a Facebook post on March 24.

The Stingray

The creature involved in the incident was a black stingray, known…