Its saddening to hear..

Steve Irwin passed away this afternoon after a stingray's barb( the tail portion) pierced through his chest, puncturing his heart.

For those who do not know Steve Irwin, he's a famous crocodile hunter from Sydney, Australia. He's one of the reason why I still watch Kids Central the other reasons being I love the Powerpuff Girls, the X'men and Justice League .

He used to fascinate me with his ways with deadly animals/reptiles/insects etc. He's just so.. natural. Its like he was born to do this. Its in his blood. People think that he's mad, looney and insane, exposing his baby to such dangers, but I think its brilliant. If I have a Dad like him, I'll be proud of him.

I can still remember vividly waking up early on Saturday morning watching "Croc Files" by Steve and his wife, Terri Irwin. I used to enjoy the "Fun-Facts" then. Come to think of it, it seems so.. yesterday..

"He came over the top of a stingray and the stingray's barb went up and went into his chest and put a hole into his heart," said Irwin's longtime producer John Stainton, who was with him at the time on Monday.

"It's likely that he possibly died instantly when the barb hit him, and I don't think that he ... felt any pain," a tearful Stainton told reporters in the city of Cairns. "He died doing what he loved best."

Well, at least he died something he loved best. No regrets. *sniff*

For all those who care, article of his death can be found here, and two videos that I find highly inspiring, yet touching is this and this.