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9. Steve Irwin

The Crocodile Hunter knew more about the creatures of the world than just about anyone, but that knowledge didn’t save him from a fatal stingray barb. His last recorded words were, “Don’t worry, they usually don’t swim backwards” before being pierced in the chest. According to cameraman Justin Lyons, the 44-year-old conservationist’s self-aware sign-off was, “I’m dying.”

Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin
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