The Death Of Steve Irwin. Options

I just found out today that Steve Irwin was killed off the coast of Australia. I know this has nothing to do with the occult or anything, but I have a very strong connection with nature and this guy was one of my heroes. He did so much to teach everyone the beauty of our world. At least he died doing what he lived for. My prayers will be with his family in these days. May he rest in peace. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/Symbols_1911.gif)

The Associated Press
Published: September 4, 2006
He stalked lions. He faced off with poisonous snakes. He wrestled with crocodiles. When the end came for television's beloved "Crocodile Hunter," it was in an encounter with a stingray and its venomous tail barb.

Perhaps it wasn't surprising. Steve Irwin died doing what he loved best, getting too close to one of the dangerous animals he dedicated his life to protecting with an irrepressible, effervescent personality that propelled him to global fame.

The 44-year-old Irwin's heart was pierced by the serrated, poisonous spine of a stingray as he swam with the creature Monday while shooting a new TV show on the Great Barrier Reef, his manager and producer John Stainton said.

Marine experts called the death a freak accident. They said rays reflexively deploy a sharp spine in their tails when frightened, but the venom coating the barb usually just causes a very painful sting for humans.

This post has been edited by palindroem: Sep 5 2006, 04:52 AM

Freak accident in the eyes of some perhaps....considering that this has only ever been recorded twice as ever being fatal (especially a strike through the heart) I would be inclined to think that Steve has gone exactly the way he wanted to. When I was told of his death the person asked me if I could guess how, naturally I thought that a croc had gotten him or perhaps a snake bite never something this defined and unusual. If Steve had a plan for bowing out of this game it was surely this.