Ironical kill by great white

Will ironies never cease. First, the famous environmentalist and naturalist Steve 'crocodile hunter' Irvin was killed by a ray in 2006. Now Brian Guest, a naturalist who campaigned to rescue Great White sharks, was eaten by one while swimming only meters away from his son off the coast of Australia. The article gives a gruesome account of his death.

He reportedly wrote on the Western Angler website forum in 2004: "I have always had an understanding with my wife that if a shark or ocean accident caused my death then so be it, at least it was doing what I wanted. Every surfer, fisherman and diver has far more chance of being killed by bees, drunk drivers, teenage car thieves and lightning. Every death is a tragedy – regardless of the cause – but we have no greater claim to use of this earth than any of the other creatures [we] share it with."

It doesn't seem as if the Great Whites discern between their friends and enemies in picking their meals.