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[mandragora]

So Steve Irwin has been killed whilst filming a wildlife documentary by a stingray.

It did seem that he took risks - I remember the cocodile and poisonous snakes vividly - but I didn't expect the poor man to actually die from it. I know some Aussies found him to be a bit of an embarrassment, but I am sorry to hear the news.

I suppose he died doing something he loved, however I doubt very much he wanted to die from it. He was aged 44.

Comments

[temaris.livejournal.com]

It's not exactly surprising that the wildlife won in the end, but how terrible for his family. Still, as you say, he was doing something he loved.

[mandragora1.livejournal.com]

Yes, but it really is one of those bizarre, and incredibly unlucky, deaths. Personally, I think it's a big loss to conservationists.