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Goodbye Steve Irwin
September 04, 2006I'm sure you've all heard by now that the Croc. Hunter Steve Irwin died today.
This is one of those days that I always knew would happen. Either a deadly snakebite or gator...but I wouldn't have expected it like this.
A stingray...that normally just swims away from danger and rarely uses it’s poisonous barbed tail...isn't the type of animal that would strike a lot of fear.
But, by all accounts...this time Steve Irwin messed up and the stingray struck. A lucky strike...right in the heart. Chances are, Irwin died instantly. Imagine, about a foot-long dagger going straight into your chest. He probably didn't even have time to react to the movement before it hit him.
I always joked about him getting eaten by a shark or gator, but this is truly shocking.
Some of the media outlets are reporting that he was filming for a segment of "Ocean's Deadliest".... but that's not entirely true. He may have been looking for a sea snake for that part of the show.
He was filming a segment for a children's show. Like I said...stingrays are not typically dangerous to humans. This time one was, and it was fatal.
My mom and sister both sent me messages or called me, kind of being funny about the situation, I always made fun of Irwin and imitated his voice. It was a riot. I'll probably still do it too, but not today and not for a while.
I'm actually pretty bummed that somebody like him won't be around anymore. My second fave. Biologist, National Geographic's Dr. Brady Barr is a great television personality, but he's no Croc. Hunter.
Thanks for years of making me laugh and teaching us all about things we are all a bit scared of.
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