I have long been a fan of the affable Aussie and I loved his movie "Crocodile Hunter:Collision Course" so its with many regrets that I announce his passing today.Steve Irwin died as a result of a stingray's barb piercing his heart as he swam above the fish while shooting a documentary on the most dangerous animals of Australia's Great Barrier Reef.. His cameraman didn't notice anything until he saw blood and he immediately hauled Irwin to the surface and transported him from the small boat to Irwin's research boat Croc I.Within minutes they had him aboard but by the time the rescue team got there at noon it was too late.
The stingray,as Irwin swam above it,hit him directly in the heart with the sharp barb loaded with toxic venom that is situated on the ray's tail.Yet it was not the poison that got Steve.The barb pierced his heart like a dagger and he bled out .
There have only been three other deaths recorded from stingrays.Steve Irwin's death is a great loss to Australia who considered Irwin as a national treasure.
We know that our bull riders face danger everytime they mount a bull;and the bullfighters also put themselves in danger's path.Irwin,in a sense was cut from the same heroic cloth as he faced danger daily living in the middle of Australia Zoo among the very crocodiles he fought to preserve.Irwin was a naturalist,a preservationalist and so very entertaining.The 44 year old leaves behind his American born(Oregon) wife Terri and their two children. he will be missed by fans ,friends ,family and the animals he fought so hard to preserve.
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