ABC News: Stingray Kills ‘Crocodile Hunter’ Irwin

No, it wasn’t a croc that got him in the end, but a stingray thwapped him in the chest with the barbed tip of its tail.
Irwin will be immortalized as the “Crikey!” guy who got right up close to dangerous animal. In this case, a few times too many…but I’ll always remember him as yet another celebrity baby-dangler.
Well, “corny” is true enough, but also it bothered me that he seemed to get way, way too close to animals. I always like Jeff Corwin’s animal shows for the “up close to animals” approach better, because Corwin was easier for me to take and he didn’t make such a pest of himself.
It’s sad when someone dies and leaves people behind, and I’m sorry that you’ve lost a hero. I just can’t get onboard for all of the love, because I could see a bad animal-related end coming for Irwin a long time ago.
RIP CROC HUNTER:WE WILL MISS U!!!YOU WILL LIVE ON FOREVER IN YOUR SHOWS AND THROUGH YOUR DEDICATED FANS,FRIENDS AND FAMILY,WE LOVE YOU!!!!