Steve Irwin, R.I.P.
The big news around entertainment land today is the thoroughly unexpected story that 44-year-old Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin passed away this morning around 11am Australian time while filming a documentary about stingrays off the coast of Australia. The incident on the Great Barrier Reef reportedly occurred when Irwin unintentionally threatened a stingray after he swam over it, causing the fish to shoot up its poisonous barbed tail in a reflexive defensive reaction and pierce Irwin in the chest. According to details released thus far, he died instantly.
It’s always unfortunate when someone’s life ends. Yet, I have to say, for a rare individual who loved getting very up close and very personal with dangerous creatures in their natural habitats, there couldn’t be a more unique way to exit this world: stung in the chest by a stingray. Read more about Irwin and his untimely passing at Time.
Steve Irwin and family photo courtesy of Animal Planet
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