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On the Water: Angler learns the hard way that catfish can cause serious injury

Posted by The Coastal Star on November 2, 2016 at 9:37

7960685689?profile=original Austin Seidman, 21, did a lot of boating and fishing while growing up in Highland Beach.

7960685871?profile=originalThe catfish spine removed from his calf muscle.

7960686060?profile=originalStitches show the size of the wound after the spine was extracted.

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By Willie Howard

    Austin

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