I knew it would happen one day. He was probably poking the stingray with a harpoon, and saying, "Look, he's waking up... Ah, the darn thing stung me..."
EDIT: I'd better add this: I'm sorry he died, but he was probably a Darwin candidate anyway.
Upon realizing that other such threads were in existence, I find myself wishing there were a way to combine all the threads so we could see all this engaging dialogue in one place.