Stingray Attack Kills Australia’s ‘Crocodile Hunter’

[Christoph]

Steve Irwin, the khaki-clad wildlife stalker who won global fame for his televised death-defying crocodile stunts and whose booming voice made “Crikey!” in a ripe Australian accent an international catchword, was killed today by a stingray while filming a documentary at the Great Barrier Reef off Australia’s northeast coast.

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He was 44, and witnesses said he appeared to have died from cardiac arrest following the stingray attack.


http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/04/world/04cnd-irwin.html?hp&ex=1157428800&en=e595418a474cbe40&ei=5094&partner=homepage


I liked him.

[greenpeace_mike]

The guy played with them, now he got his deserved ending!

[Christoph]

The guy played with them, now he got his deserved ending!

Why the hatred?

[madthumbs]

I think I must have seen 200+ bulletins about it on social networking sites. People are more concerned about the life of someone who terrorized and exploited animals than the lives of Lebanese or Palestinians. I didn't hate the guy but crikey!

[Hetric]

People are more concerned about the life of someone who terrorized and exploited animals than the lives of Lebanese or Palestinians.

Priorities. It's all about priorities.

[Gee_Queen]

He is, or was, a known face and not a faceless crowd. People always prefer an individual.