Originally Posted by Kenko

The latest reports say the video shows he did not agitate the ray.
Your comments may have had some value if he was shown to have been provoking it or playing with it..
It seems to just have been just a freak accident - there are only 2 stingray deaths reported in Australian history..

The guy seems to have been someone who knew what he was doing around animals. Sure there are a list of minor wounds, but these are really to promote the show and its conservation message.
No-one really expected him to go like this, hence the public shock and media outpourings.