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Subject: Re: OT: Australia's Steve Irwin dead at age 44 Posted on: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 17:59:39 +0000 (UTC)

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mrtravel wrote:
> wpiquette@c-usa.info wrote:
>
> > What a surprise. Of all the things this man could have died from, why
> > a stingray?
> > I have two kids under four and I've taken them to several aquariums
> > where you can pet stingrays.
>
> I recall being told at one interactive exhibit that the stingers were
> removed.

That may be true, but the Great Barrier Reef is not an exhibit nor an
aquarium. he was killed by a freak accident while on the job. Could
happen to anyone, in any profession.