[OKSooner]

Speaking for myself, I'm not surprised by the news. The poor guy was afflicted with some kind of death wish, and he died while tempting death. May God judge him mercifully.

He would have lived longer if he'd had an interest in something else, perhaps music or Australian football.

[SlowBoat407]

The poor guy was afflicted with some kind of death wish, and he died while tempting death.

Wow! You had a chance to psychoanalyze him? How did he get along with his mother? What kind of dreams did he have?

OTOH, maybe he was fascinated with these creatures and wanted to share that with other people.

[HairOfTheDog]

The poor guy was afflicted with some kind of death wish, and he died while tempting death.

I think rather, he was afflicted with an intense life wish! He didn't want to die, he wanted to grab life around the throat and wrestle it :~) He lived and loved harder than the fearful naysayers, and his death is a great loss to many because of it.

He would have lived longer if he'd had an interest in something else, perhaps music or Australian football.

He'd have lived longer if he'd been interested in knitting... but then again, maybe he just would have changed the way we think about knitting :~)

[Mr. Silverback]

The poor guy was afflicted with some kind of death wish, and he died while tempting death. May God judge him mercifully. He would have lived longer if he'd had an interest in something else, perhaps music or Australian football.

No offense, but you have no bloody idea what you're talking about.

Obviously death by stingray is rare, but it happens to divers and swimmers who are doing nothing to "tempt death." Scuba is safer than driving to the nearest convenience store, and thousands of hours of dive time are logged every year in areas where rays congregate.