And as God as my witness, I’m not trying to be an asshole when I say that about the fact that “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin was killed during an animal attack.
Granted, he probably would’ve preferred that the animal in question was a croc rather than a sting ray.
Irwin was filming an episode of “Ocean’s Deadliest,” and swam too close to one of the rays, which have a poisonous bard on their tails, his friend and colleague John Stainton said. “He came on top of the stingray and the stingray’s barb went up and into his chest and put a hole into his heart,” said Stainton, who was on board Irwin’s boat at the time. Crew members aboard the boat, Croc One, called emergency services in the nearest city, Cairns, and administered CPR as they rushed the boat to nearby Low Isle to meet a rescue helicopter. Medical staff pronounced Irwin dead when they arrived a short time later, Stainton said.
I must say, although I wasn’t a dedicated viewer of Irwin’s work, whenever I caught it, his enthusiasm was infectious. At least he went out doing the work that he loved…and that’s why I stand by the subject line.
