stingrays do not ♥ steve irwin

Australian environmentalist and madman Steve Irwin has been killed at the hands (or tail) of a particularly nasty Stingray. Irwin was filming an underwater documentary when the Stingray barbed his chest. At this stage it is unknown if it was just a freak accident, as attacks on humans are rare, or whether Irwin was closely interacting with his killer.

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This is fairly sad, isn't it... but is it really a shock (no pun intended)?