Sad to see him go.
He got so many young people interested in nature and our world.
He was not anymore reckless or insane than a dog catcher chasing down a rabid dog is. He was a proffessional who knew exactly what he was doing and what the animals he was working with were doing / capable of.
Rays rarely sting unless the feel very threatened, the article says the were just filming a documentary and swiming amongst them when one decided to sting him, and unfortnately it hit him in the heart. Anywhere else and he might have survived.
My condolences to his family. 
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Gerald
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