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| | Stingray kills famed 'Crocodile Hunter' - Boston.com |
 | | In a file photo Australian Steve Irwin, of the TV show "The Crocodile Hunter," holds a nine-foot female alligator in company with his American wife Terri, who is from Eugene, Oregon, at his "Australia Zoo" in Beerwah, Queensland, Australia, June 18, 1999. |
 | | The 44-year-old Irwin's heart was pierced by the serrated, poisonous spine of a stingray as he swam with the creature Monday while shooting a new TV show on the Great Barrier Reef, his manager and producer John Stainton said. |
 | | The tape shows Irwin pulling the barb before losing consciousness, Stainton told reporters Tuesday in the city of Cairns where Irwin's body was taken for an autopsy. |
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