"2462" wrote in message
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It appears to be a freak accident. I've spent a lot of time among sting
rays of different types. But the I'd have to see the footage to know
exactly how it happened and that it was not a situation where they could
feel threatened. I've always been around rays where there was plenty
of space in all directions. Maybe that was not the case there? Or maybe
it was just a freak accident.


Let's face it -- Steve Irwin was not known for giving animals "plenty of
space." He'll be missed, even by me. I just can't help feeling that this was
a long time in coming. "Those who live by the stingray shall die by the
stingray."