09-05-2006, 04:13 AM
Quote:Except that it wasn't. Steve Irwin made his claim to fame by repeatedly putting himself into harms way and by harrassing dangerous animals. More than anyone else on the planet, he had it coming, so sayeth Mother Nature.
Considering that people have done pretty much the exact same thing that he did in this case (Swimming around/above rays), and haven't been fatally stung (Total of 17 sting ray-related reported fatalities this century, in the entire world), it pretty much is a freak accident.
He probably had better chances of getting hit by a car, when crossing the street. Well not exactly, but you get my drift.
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