R.I.P. sting ray

my friend and i were walking the pier at huntington beach and saw this man catch a sting ray. this little guy flopped around, you can see he sorta slid from the wet spots on the floor, he tried to make his way to the edge to go back in the water but gave up. i petted him a little bit and felt bad that i just saw him die, but i made sure to tell the man that he should have tossed him back, although it would have been a far fall. poor little guy, he was so cute too.