Yeah but come on... by a sting ray... he was more likely to get hit crossing the road or something... he is only the 2nd person to have died from a sting ray sting.

He was knowledgeable of how these Animals behaved etc... he was a lot less likely to get killed then if you or me randomly walked up to an alligator or something... was raised in a zoo (shut it :P) all his life... his dad owned one.