Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Puffer fish mauls Cambodian boy's groin

June 17, 2008
AAP

A Cambodian teenager was recovering in hospital after an angry puffer fish attacked him in the groin, local media reported.

The Khmer-language Koh Santepheap daily ran a picture of the unnamed 13-year-old in a hospital bed with heavy strapping around his testicles, saying he was lucky to be alive.

The paper quoted the boy's father, Sok Ly, as saying the fish had become enraged when it was accidentally trapped in the boy's net and, when it was freed, had attacked the boy's scrotum.

Cambodian legend has it that the bite of the fish is even more dangerous than its poisonous spines, especially for boys, and Cambodian boys are traditionally advised not to swim in waters where the fish is common.

The victim, from Prek Pneuv commune outside Phnom Penh, was expected to recover from Monday's attack, the paper said, but the extent of the damage had yet to be determined.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

That's what will happened when you hang around Ah Scam Rainxy too long.

Anonymous said...

HUN SEN regime make evrything going crazy include the one 2:40 PM. this one are more crazy then the fish & the CROC..

Anonymous said...

That fish bites every thing why are you talking too much shitt huh?

Anonymous said...

Hey Ah Lop 2:40pm are you taking the wrong medicines? You are so Youn Communist animal.