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Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin dead
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:19 am
by sbp
Though the good Aussie worked with all sort of deadly animals its still surprising. An entertaining spokesman for wildlife, Irwin died doing what he loved.
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/stor ... 52,00.htmlSo his demise was all the more shocking because it apparently involved a stingray, an animal regarded as dangerous but not as a killer.
It is understood that Irwin was swimming off the Low Isles off Port Douglas filming a documentary, a task Irwin has carried out on countless occasions.
Yet this time, Irwin, ever so careful around danger, was taken unawares when, apparently, a sting ray he was filming struck out with its tail, the venomous barbs fatally embedding in his chest.
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:32 am
by GuardianAsher
Wow... that's just so sad... I would have sworn a crocodile would have taken him...
R.I.P. The Great Crocodile Hunter.
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:01 am
by RubberDuckie
the venomous barbs fatally embedding in his chest
Ouch ! !
Pay with fire and you will get burned.
Rest in peace.
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:29 am
by FlyingPenguin
Pretty bad luck - Stingray barb to the heart.
He really has been asking for it though. Sympathy for his wife and they have 2 very young children I believe.
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:58 am
by renovation
RIP steve -
"The Crocodile Hunter," holds a nine-foot female alligator in company with his American wife Terri, who is from Eugene, Oregon
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 8:51 am
by TruckStuff
Pics of when we saw him live in Australia two years ago:
http://sbrown.dyndns.org/australia/day1.html
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:00 am
by TheSovereign
wow thats sad
btw wikipedia is a little to quick on these things
they already updated their "steve irwin" page to include death date and how he died
and updates their "sting ray" page to show that one can be accidently killed by hitting the stinger on accident
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:45 am
by wvjohn
my kids loved him
I guess eventually that one in a million shot comes around in that line of work
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 10:02 am
by eGoCeNTRoNiX
Sad to hear.. Really liked this guy and the work he did..
RIP
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 10:08 am
by Invisible Evil
More Of a Man than I will ever be!!
I freaking loved watching this guy. I found him amazing with the confidence he had.
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 10:36 am
by darcy
dayem,,
RIP
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:14 pm
by tunis5000
Crikey!
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:35 pm
by Augix
"Stings to humans are extremely painful, but rarely fatal. An Australian marine neuroscientist said he suspected Steve Irwin died because the barb pierced his heart. "