yea, i was lookin @ the cnn wire

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SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- Tributes from around the world are flowing
in for Steve Irwin, the enthusiastic Australian "Crocodile Hunter" who
enthralled audiences around the world with his wildlife adventures.
Irwin died Monday morning after being attacked by a stingray while
shooting a TV program off Australia's north coast. Irwin's manager and
friend John Stainton said Irwin died doing what he loved -- filming
life in the wild. Typical of the hundreds of tributes that have been
e-mailed to CNN.com is this one from Tina Treece of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania: "Crikey, I miss him so much already." Australian Prime
Minister John Howard, who knew Irwin and his family well, praised him
as a "passionate environmentalist" who promoted a serious conservation
message. "He made an extraordinary contribution to creating a
widespread appreciation of the value and uniqueness of Australian
wildlife," Howard said. Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said his
friend Irwin was "always the showman" who was generous with his time in
promoting Australia. Actor Russell Crowe told Australian media Irwin
was "the Australian we all aspire to be." Irwin was snorkeling at Batt
Reef, a part of the Great Barrier Reef offshore from the town of Port
Douglas, when the incident happened.

"He came over the top of a stingray that was buried in the sand, and
the barb came up and hit him in the chest," Stainton said.





Ringmaster wrote:
when snorkeling, one rarely has a regulator
in their mouth....duhhhhh....

Well duhh, I wasn't there. I read he was killed while diving. Diving
usually requires a regulator.