By Ed Snyder/Outdoors
Monday, May 26, 2014
Responding to a 911 call from Rollover Pass, Bolivar Peninsula EMS assisted an injured angler who was punctured by a hard-head catfish. The elderly fisherman had been stuck by a hardhead’s poisonous barb which immediately caused great pain and an allergic reaction that put the wounded angler in danger of having a heart attack. Saltwater Hardhead Catfish have super sharp fins that can inject a very painful solution into the wound of a person. Most people can fight off the effects, but a few do have bad reactions to this injury. As of this writing, the angler was transported to a Galveston Hospital by the Bolivar EMS and is now recovering.
Bolivar EMS assists hardhead puncture patient into the Ambulance for hospital run. Angler had a bad reaction from a hardhead puncture where he almost had a heart attack.
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