Crocodile Hunter is dead

Read:
http://au.news.yahoo.com/060904/23/10ebv.html
Steve Irwin killed in stingray attack

By 7News Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin has been killed in a stingray attack near Cairns on Australia's far north coast. It was believed Irwin had been swimming off the coast of Cairns when he was stung.
"It is understood he was killed by a sting-ray barb that went through his chest," Brisbane's Courier Mail reported this afternoon.
Irwin was best known for his documentary series "The Crocodile Hunter".
He was born in Victoria and found his love of animals after following in his father's footsteps, volunteering his services to the Queensland Government's East Coast Crocodile Management program.
He spent years living on his own in the mosquito infested creeks, rivers and mangroves of North Queensland, catching huge crocodiles single-handed.
In June 1992, he married American Terri Raines after they met when she visited Irwin's Australia Zoo.
The 44-year-old is survived by his wife and two children, Bindi and Robert.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20349888-2,00.html

He was a fairly embarrassing ambassador for Australia, but a death at 44 years of age can only be called tragic. :eek:

I loved watching his show a few years back

RIP, prayers and condolences go out to his family and fans

whoa...can't say I'm surprised, but really...he was awesome

Man I thought it was all a lie. I love that guy. I'm so upset :(

Well he WAS kind of asking for it, with all the crazy animals etc...

That guy was awesome, atleast he went doing what he loved.

I always thought he'd die by a croc...:lol:

R.I.P. Steve Irwin

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20349888-2,00.html

He was a fairly embarrassing ambassador for Australia, but a death at 44 years of age can only be called tragic. :eek:



He was the epitomy of the typical Australian and brought a sense of stereotypical identity to this country. He turned Australian zoo's and specifically Australian wildlife into an International Icon.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/crocodile-hunter-reported-dead/2006/09/04/1157222051512.html

Full story there, didn't clickie your link, playing warcraft.

Hate to say it, but was probably bound to happen sometime.

Still, fuckin average.


Davo stop playing WOW that shit rots your soul.

damm that sucks i loved that guy
probablity is like gravity,

Wow...i seriously thaught it was going to be a joke when i opened this thread...thats soo weird, Anyone of us could be next dun dun dun dun

Hate to say it, but was probably bound to happen sometime.

Still, fuckin average.


Davo stop playing WOW that shit rots your soul.



BRRAAIINNNSSSS :smooch:

what? it can't be!

that dude was awesome, i loved watching his progams wherever they were on, it was great watching him first thing in the morning when eating breakfast.

he was so enthusiastic and passionate about everything he did, and he was fascinating.

it's a shame, he was a great guy.

R.I.P. Steve Irwin

that's too bad. He really was an expert at what he did, and such a charismatic man, too. I remember when he got so much shit for putting his baby near a croc's mouth, but you know, by doing that, i think that baby will become just a character as his dad Steve was.

RIP, Steve did so much to help the world in his own way.

He's cheated death numerous times before. One news report said he was filming a new documentary at the time he was killed. The sad part is he leaves behind 2 young kids, one of them a baby. He won't get the chance to see them grow up. My favorite scene of him was the one where he was mowing the lawn near a body of water with a lawnmower, and a crocodile suddenly came out of the water and attacked the lawnmower, dragging it back into the water, much to Steve's surprise.
http://i6.tinypic.com/282qjhe.jpg

RIP crazy dude :(

I feel sorry for his kids.













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Damn that's horrible...I always liked his shows.

He was a good man, and really funny.

It was really sad to hear this, I mean a guy who has risked his life with some of the worlds most dangerouse animals only to be the 4th man killed buy a stingray in Austrailian Histroy...................

Dizamn... crikey. Moment of silence for the crazy Aussie [____________]

It was really sad to hear this, I mean a guy who has risked his life with some of the worlds most dangerouse animals only to be the 4th man killed buy a stingray in Austrailian Histroy...................


source?

killed by a non hostile creature of the sea. Sweet irony.

source?

killed by a non hostile creature of the sea. Sweet irony.

No kidding. You play with crocodiles, but you killed by an animal that kills no one.

This is only the 17th death by a stingray in history in any country. Odd

"Krikey Mates" croc hunter died from the sting of a stingray!!!
"krikey"
moment of silence please! "_________________"

just wow....i thought someone was effing with me the other day...

Like others have said and I myself have dozens of times...it was bound to happen sooner or later the way that guy thought he would go play with everything. Once I heard the news I already had it played out in my head how it all went down.

"Crikey!!! Look at the size of that stingray...aint she a beut....I think IM gonna jump in and pet it....CRIKEY!!! It stabbed me in the chest"

They say the video shows everything. Apparently he didn't antagonise the ray at all. They figure because he was above it and the cameraman was in front of it, it felt threatened and boxed in, so it automatically flicked up its tail as a reflex. Pierced his heart, he pulled out the barb then died.

Sad :(

You know psychojj you sound like a prick...............

well, you know that's what happened. he approached it from behind which is by far the worse away and on top of that, who know's, possibly what Dave said.

was it stupid, yes. but still, he will be missed by millions.

"Crikey!!! Look at the size of that stingray...aint she a beut....I think IM gonna stick me finger up it's arsehole....CRIKEY!!! It stabbed me in the chest"

"Crikey!!! Look at the size of that stingray...aint she a beut....I think IM gonna stick me finger up it's arsehole....CRIKEY!!! It stabbed me in the chest":rofl: haha now that made me laugh.

So where is this video? I searched the net and found nothing so far. I don't wanna se it cause I wanna see him die, but cause I hear it looks pretty cool... cool = bloody

So where is this video? I searched the net and found nothing so far. I don't wanna se it cause I wanna see him die, but cause I hear it looks pretty cool... cool = bloodyYeah I know I heard that it was still in the cops possesion. It will leak out eventually though. I dont want to see it...............but yet I do. :screwy: lol

Somebody already leaked it apparently. Networks said they won't play it on air because its too graphic. This is just what I've heard around campus

Somebody already leaked it apparently. Networks said they won't play it on air because its too graphic. This is just what I've heard around campusYeah I knew it was a matter of time before it got out. So do you know where it is yet??



Stainton described the footage, which he had seen, as "shocking."
"It shows that Steve came over the top of the ray and the tail came up, and spiked him here (in the chest), and he pulled it out and the next minute he's gone," Stainton told reporters in Cairns, where Irwin's body was taken for an autopsy.
"That was it. The cameraman had to shut down," Stainton said.

I think very little of the people on this forum who are making fun of this mans death. He had a passion for wild life but being human made a bad decision which in turn sadly ended his life...................

OZ you're quite the immature 22 year old, I expect more from a Moderater or fellow AFer for that matter.............

I think very little of the people on this forum who are making fun of this mans death. He had a passion for wild life but being human made a bad decision which in turn sadly ended his life...................

OZ you're quite the immature 22 year old, I expect more from a Moderater or fellow AFer for that matter.............

:lol2:

Go grow a sense of humour.

:lol2:

Go grow a sense of humour.:werd:

:lol2:

Go grow a sense of humour.

Agreed. Even though you stole my shtick. :lol:

Yes, yes I see where you're coming from, maybe I should start laughing at people's demise, starting from 9/11 and then maybe the Jues who were stuck in the concentration camps during the war.....................

Man you know what I do feel different, like a Giant sack of shit.................

Yes, yes I see where you're coming from

Awesome. :)

...and then maybe the Jues who were stuck in the concentration camps during the war...

:lol: Jews. I believe you want the Jews

Yes, yes I see where you're coming from, maybe I should start laughing at people's demise, starting from 9/11 and then maybe the Jues who were stuck in the concentration camps during the war.....................

Man you know what I do feel different, like a Giant sack of shit.................

The holocaust and 9-11 were tragedies. This man made a living out of putting himself in harms way. The two aren't even comparable and you're a moron for even attempting to compare the deaths and suffering of millions of innocents with the (somewhat expected) death of one man, and nothing more than a TV personality at that.

No it wasn't expected that such a man get killed buy somthing very few world wide have died from, and the point that I'm puting across is that its not right or funny to make fun of another person or peoples deaths, you see it as putting ones self in harms way, others see it as promoting and apreciating the life of the creatures we share this world with..................... Its obviouse that he was a good man, there is no need for BS jokes..........

Quote:
This was only the third known Australian fatality from a stingray, and the first since 1945.[41] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Irwin#_note-28) As of 1996, only seventeen worldwide fatalities had been recorded,[42] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Irwin#_note-29) and it is believed to be the only fatality from a stingray ever captured on film.
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Some people take the internet wayy too seriously.

Some people take the internet wayy too seriously.

Amen Bruuuudaaaa, Amen

Meh I'm at work and work is the only time I visit here to pass time, and no its not the internet that I'm taking seriously, its the demeanour in which people treat each other..................

Meh I'm at work and work is the only time I visit here to pass time, and no its not the internet that I'm taking seriously, its the demeanour in which people treat each other..................

oh my man your trying to pass time here is one for you is my avatar a duck or a rabbit :confused:

yeah...this has nothing to do with taking the internet too seriously. that would mean that you believe this story when it's actually fake and any random shit that shows up. just defining that for ya since ya got it mixed up a bit.

seriously, we know he did something stupid that caused his death, but it doesnt mean you need to start joking the guy. if anyone said this about andy, how would the forum react. think of it that way and then respond this. i know a lot of people on here are immature, but it shouldnt be that way all the time and especially not for someone's death. that goes for the mods as well. although this is no democracy but a straight out "my rules my way" forum, try being a human at least and not an asshole.

EDIT: Just finished THE INSIDER. i think they're going to show the vid tomorrow and other vids of stingray attacks. not sure, but they are showing something and some of his last shoot, whether it's of the stingray or the stuff before.

ONCE AGAIN EDITED: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20355593-2,00.html even wikipedia has couth

So whats the deal with the video?

they're waiting to release it, letting terri grieve and think it over. they reported saying they want her there when it is released but to be ready to do such a thing. im sure watching your husband die is one thing, but to then release to the press, who knows? maybe she hasnt watched it yet. not something youd immediately want to see really.

that's what ive been reading.

I agree, whether it is the internet, television, or even real life, I don't think it something that is to be made into a joke. Just because it is a different form of communication does not make it any more or less significant in accordance to the death of another.

:rolleyes:

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Definitely run its' course has this thread.