You don’t want to mess with stingrays

Lim Ngeok Kong showing the barb that his Black Diamond ray had shedded. It was found at the bottom of a pool. Photo: Lim Ngeok Kong

A domestic helper did not heed her employer’s warning and dipped her hand inside a glass tank where stingrays were kept. Without warning, one of the rays stung her in the palm!

“The sting was so excruciatingly painful that she slumped on the floor for 30 minutes, and thought she was going to die. Her face turned purple, and blood was oozing out from the palm,” related businessman Lim Ngeok Kong, 58, her employer. (Also read: Black Diamond stingrays bring happiness to this businessman)