Sep 12, 2006 23:44
Irwin fans 'in revenge attacks'
Dead stingrays with their tails cut off have been found in Australia, sparking concern that fans of naturalist Steve Irwin may be avenging his death.
Mr Irwin, a TV personality known as the "Crocodile Hunter", was killed while diving in Queensland when a stingray's barb stabbed him in the chest.
Since then, 10 stingrays have been found mutilated on Queensland beaches.
Government officials said they were investigating the deaths and there could be prosecutions.
Two stingrays were found at a beach north of Brisbane with their tails cut off, while eight were found on another beach on Monday, The Australian reported.
Wayne Sumpton of the state fisheries department said it was not clear if the incidents were connected to Mr Irwin's death.
He said fishermen who inadvertently caught stingrays sometimes cut off their tails to avoid being stung, but such a practice was uncommon.
It's not his fans, it's HIM. Steve Irwin has risen from the dead to bring death and bloody vengence to the aquatic bastards who killed him. His ghost will know no rest until each and every last stingray joins him in the pits of hell. The only way to appease his spirit is with a 40 oz steak, 15 virgins, and a case of Fosters (Australian for Beer).
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