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On September 4, 2006, shortly after 11:00 a.m. local time, Steve Irwin was killed in a marine accident while filming an underwater documentary in the Batt Reef off the Low Isles near Port Douglas, north of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It is believed that a stingray barb penetrated his heart, causing a fatal wound, though this has yet to be confirmed by Australian officials. Ironically, it has been reported that his new documentary was aimed at demystifying the stingray.

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The real story....

Update: I know many of you must think I'm an unfeeling SOB...I'm not. Mr. Irwin chased death every minute on camera with a grin on his face and laughter in his heart. Usually in control of the environment using his keen knowledge of the creatures he hounded, he must have made a miscalculation that cost him his life. His was a life that burned brightly, and as the saying goes, burnt shortest.

I can't picture him resting in peace.

"Crikey! The wings on this cherub are vestigial, meaning they don't really use them to fly. Watch while I poke this one with a stick...we don't really know how they levitate like that...but I'll bet the Hand of God is in there somewhere!"