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just caught the last 1 second of news cast got to learn more. Either he died or a big crocodile died. I liked the crocodile hunter, so don't want him to be dead, but if he is I hope a crocodile ate him.
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http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3786517a10,00.htmlCrocodile Hunter Steve Irwin was killed in a freak accident while filming a marine documentary, Australian state government sources say.
It is thought the television personality and naturalist died after a stingray's barbed tail pierced his chest while he was diving off Port Douglas, the Australian Associated Press reported.
AAP said the Queensland ambulance service received a call about 1pm (NZT) today and a emergency sevices helicoptor was rushed to Batt Reef off Port Douglas. [continued]
Marine experts say stingrays can deliver horrific, agonizing injuries from the toxin-laden barbs, which can measure up to 20 cm (8 in) in length and cause injuries like a knife or bayonet.
"It's not the going in that causes the damage, it's the coming out where those deep serrations kind of pull on the flesh, and you end up with a very jagged tear which is quite a pronounced injury," said Dr Bryan Fry, deputy director of the Australian Venom Research Unit.