(Giovanni D'Agata - Rights Window) A 42-year-old man was killed by the sting of a stingray, a kind of stingrays, while swimming at Lauderdale Beach, east of Hobart, on the island of Tasmania in Australia. According to sources from the ambulance service, he died of cardiac arrest when a barb of the animal pierced him in the chest. The paramedics rushed to the scene and tried to revive him, but it was too late. This tragic episode recalls the accident that happened to Steve Irwin, better known as the 'Crocodile Hunter'. Australian, well-known face of TV for his many documentaries on large reptiles, the most famous' Mr. Crocodile 'of the world, who died at 44 on 4 September 2006 in Batt Reef, Australia of a heart attack after being stung by a race On a TV program he said that "killing one of these magnificent animals to hunt for a trophy would have a very negative impact on tourism, which scares me a lot". He was accused of getting too close to penguins, seals, and fin whales in Antarctica while shooting a documentary. Irwin denied violating any prohibitions and was later cleared by an investigation by the Australian Department of the Environment.
