A woman is hospitalized after being bitten in the chest by a a fish while kayaking in the Florida Keys.
The Coast Guard says the 45-year-old woman and a male companion were kayaking Sunday evening near Big Pine Key when the fish jumped into the vessel and bit her.
The Coast Guard initially said it was a barracuda, which is notorious for attacks on people with their fanged teeth, but state Fish and Wildlife officials say the woman's wounds are not consistent with a barracuda attack.
The man told emergency dispatchers that he could not row the two-person kayak to shore without causing further harm to the woman.
The Coast Guard says paramedics administered first aid to the woman, who appeared to have suffered a possible punctured lung and broken ribs.
The woman was transported to shore and flown to a Miami hospital in stable condition.
