By Tara Rippin • 15 July 2020 • 17:38
RED RAW: But the stingrays seem oblivious. CREDIT: Michael J McCarthy/Storyful
FOOTAGE shared online shows the middle-aged man almost glowing his skin is so red raw, sparking an array of nicknames, with social media users calling him ‘Satan’ and ‘Hellraiser’ among other things.
ABC first posted the clip, recorded on a drone by Michael J McCarthy from See Through Canoe, to showcase the huge stingrays in the shallow shores. But it was Mr Red who captured viewer’s attention.
Branco di razze nuota tra i bagnanti in Florida Un branco di razze ha circondato alcuni bagnanti a St. Petersburg in Florida ma nessuno sembra essersene accorto nonostante le grandi dimensioni degli esemplari (🎥: Michael J McCarthy via Storyful) Zveřejnil(a) Sky TG24 dne Sobota 11. července 2020
Branco di razze nuota tra i bagnanti in Florida
Un branco di razze ha circondato alcuni bagnanti a St. Petersburg in Florida ma nessuno sembra essersene accorto nonostante le grandi dimensioni degli esemplari (🎥: Michael J McCarthy via Storyful)
Zveřejnil(a) Sky TG24 dne Sobota 11. července 2020
One tweeted: ‘Is that dude OK? Like, is his flesh literally on fire?’
Another added: ‘This is a real specimen right here. Looking like a cooked lobster.’
Larry the lobster ass foo pic.twitter.com/CvogufZKIQ — James (@OneSmartCholo95) July 10, 2020
Larry the lobster ass foo pic.twitter.com/CvogufZKIQ
— James (@OneSmartCholo95) July 10, 2020
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Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region. She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990. Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.
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