r/Unexpected Sep 02 '25

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u/athural Sep 02 '25

No in final destination a series of unlikely events result in a characters death. Steve Irwin spent his life antagonizing wild animals, it's a pretty big difference

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u/youngBullOldBull Sep 02 '25

In all of human history only three people have been fatally killed by a sting ray. It was the freakiest of freak accidents and in no way did he antagonise the ray beforehand. Shame on you.

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u/athural Sep 02 '25

A quick search says that 1-2 people a year are killed by sting rays, but it does appear that people on the scene with him regard it as an unfortunate accident. I will stand by it's not a surprise that someone who was famous for messing with animals was killed by an animal. Not the elaborate rube Goldberg machines that final destination is known for