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Originally posted by Sonic dB
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Irwin was in the area filming his own documentary, to be called The Ocean's Deadliest
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Predictable outcome, I'd say.
It often takes over-the-top people to make a difference. Irwin probably got hundreds of thousands of kids interested in zoology.
I have no criticism of how he lived or died. I'm glad he did some good while he was among us.
EDIT: one other comment. This 'died doing what he loved' thing irks me. When a guy burns to death in a race car, is having his flesh burned off "what he loved?" When a guy convulses and suffocates from a neurotoxin, is that "what he loves?" I think this phrase really applies best when death is instantaneous and not immediately anticipated.
In '87, I was snorkeling alone on the Great Barrier Reef when I encountered a lone sand tiger at about 3 meters out. Had the shark turned and attacked me instead of swimming past, I can assure you my last thoughts would not have been "oh well, this is what I love doing..."