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Irwin mate taps TV wild side
HE'S no stranger to danger, having accompanied Steve Irwin on many of his most dangerous wildlife adventures.
However the late Crocodile Hunter's best friend and business partner, John Stainton, is now courting trouble with his latest TV project, documenting Australia's most notorious animal attacks.
Stainton (pictured), who witnessed Irwin's death in a stingray attack in September 2006, is now filming Your Worst Animal Nightmares, for The Discovery Channel.
While the series will feature dramatic re-enactments of highly-publicised animal encounters, Stainton has stated he will stay away from Irwin's fatal end on the Great Barrier Reef.
"I can't go there. I definitely cannot go there," he told Confidential yesterday.
"But I spoke with Steve a lot about these famous attacks and it's...