Steve Irwin the loveable “crocodile hunter” was killed by a stingray while filming a documentary about aquatic life called “Ocean’s Deadliest.” He was 44 years old.
According to his documentary colleague, John Stainton, Mr. Irwin swam too close to a stingray and it struck him with its poisonous tail.
Stainton explained, “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.”
Stingrays have a barb, or spine, that is loaded with a neurotoxin. Usually a stingray will sting a person when they accidentally step on it. The sting is very painful, but it is usually not fatal.
Shaun Collin, a marine neuroscientist at the University of Queensland, stated the stingray must have struck Irwin under his rib cage and pierced his heart.
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sad day for the aussies and the world... steve irwin did a lot for wildlife research and education. he will be missed!
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