60 La Jolla Beachgoers Stung By Stingrays

SAN DIEGO — Stingrays injured dozens of beachgoers in the surf along La Jolla Shores and the Torrey Pines area Wednesday, sending three of them to hospitals, authorities reported.

At least 35 of the painful stings were reported through the day, with a rash of them coming in the mid-afternoon, San Diego lifeguard Lt. Nick Lerma said.

Medics transported three patients — who reported having trouble breathing after getting stabbed by rays’ barbed tails — to emergency rooms and treated the other victims at the waterfront.
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The number of strikes was unusual, though not unprecedented, Lerma said.