Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter Dies In Diving Accident

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Wildlife warrior Steve Irwin was a daredevil who loved flirting with danger around deadly animals.

But after years of close shaves it was a normally harmless stingray which finally claimed his life on Monday, plunging a barb into the Crocodile Hunter’s chest as he snorkelled in shallow water on the Great Barrier Reef.

The 44-year-old TV personality may have died instantly when struck by the stingray while filming a sequence for his eight-year-old daughter Bindi’s new TV series, friends believe.

Rest in peace Steve!

4 Comments.

  1. It is a sad, solemn outcome when someone dies. The interest by the public at large of someone’s death seems universal. As evidenced by the way I found out about it. The search engine and tag popularity list. I am not sure what to make of this. Aside from the obvious explanations.

    My condolences to Mr. Irwin’s family

  2. Maybe people heard about it on a holiday, thought it might be a rumor and went to the web for confirmation.

    Or

    “Everyone” knows who the Croc Hunter is, so if it’s true, they’re going to multiple sources for information.

    Or

    I heard a brief news bit at about 5 a.m. today, so I went to Yahoo! after all the networks had given the same information.

  3. Like Johnny Knoxville said, “There’s no such thing as a pretty good alligator wrestler.”