Joined: May 22, 2003 Posts: 23948 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:55 am Post subject: Crikey, THE Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, is dead.
Tragedy ... Steve Irwin - pictured here with his wife Terri - has died aged 44 in a horrific accident involving a stingray while filming an underwater documentary in Queensland / News Limited newspapers
He was killed in a freak accident in Cairns, police sources said.
It is understood he was killed by a stingray barb that went through his chest.
He was swimming off the Low Isles at Port Douglas filming an underwater documentary and that's when it occured.
Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality this morning at Batt Reef off Port Douglas.
Joined: May 22, 2003 Posts: 23948 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:03 am Post subject:
confirmed then.. Dam..
Check out some of these things from urbanlegends.. Its finally come true..
Poor bugger..
Steve Irwin
Two or three times a year I receive some variation of the following:
My wife and I have been hearing disturbing rumors for over 6 months that Steve Irwin, 'The Crocodile Hunter,' was killed in some horrible accident. We checked some Internet bulletin boards and we noticed that this rumor has been circulating since 1997 (or before!). However, we can find no official rebuttal. Is the Croc Hunter alive or dead?
Irwin has had to deny this rumor for years. On his Discovery.com Website he writes: "I've never been bitten by a venomous snake, and I recently heard that I'd been killed. Ha ha! I've been killed by crocodiles, venomous snakes, spiders. I've even had a beetle crawl in my ear and kill me once. Nah! I'm here to tell you Steve Irwin lives!"
The rumor has taken on a certain irony since January 2001, when Irwin came closer than ever to buying the farm for real. While moving a 176-pound female crocodile from one pen to another at his zoo in Australia, Irwin's attention was distracted and the beast sank its teeth into his leg — to the tune of 12 stitches. According to news reports, proof that Irwin survived the attack was captured on videotape. _________________ HQ Network:
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Joined: Aug 21, 2006 Posts: 519 Location: Ontario, Canada
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:07 am Post subject:
OH GOD CROC HUNTER IS DEAD! THAT GUY TOOK MASSIVE RISKS _________________
I didnt care too much for him either, but it is a tragedy.
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Joined: Apr 29, 2005 Posts: 982 Location: ACT, Australia
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:00 am Post subject:
Oh man, out of all the other dangerous things he did, it ended like this.
I was not a great fan, but I feel the need to show my respect, because what he did for Australia means a lot to many people.
R.I.P Steve: 22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006. _________________
impwiz V.I.P. Lifetime Xbox Version: all Modded: everything
Joined: Aug 30, 2005 Posts: 1070 Location: Detroit
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:24 pm Post subject:
Personally, i'm suprised he lived this long. Dealing with dangerous animals is just that, dangerous. No matter how much training you have, the instinct of crocs, or in this case stingrays, cannot be tamed.
What he did for wildlife and endangered species is amazing. Rip Steve _________________
DOA666 V.I.P. Lifetime
Joined: Apr 15, 2005 Posts: 749 Location: Newcastle, Australia
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:09 am Post subject:
Shattering news to hear about Steve.
He was an aussie icon and legend.
That was only the third case ever of a stingray killing someone in Australia.
RIP _________________
Moddingbandit V.I.P. Lifetime Xbox Version: all Modded: everything
Joined: Jan 28, 2006 Posts: 850 Location: Georgia
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:12 am Post subject:
well idk about you guys, but he was my idol. Maybe it's lame, but i always thought him something as a father figure, that didnt gripe about stupid crap lol. Well he will def. be missed around here and in America. We loved his crazy ass!. haha _________________ Moddingbandit
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Joined: May 23, 2003 Posts: 4031 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:21 am Post subject:
Its been all over the TV about him the last day or so, showing all the stuff he's done in his life. And you must admit that he definately has done a lot for the environment and wildlife.
He definately left his mark on the world, like I remember hearing on TV, you could ask non-Australians who our Prime Minister is and not know, but they would know of the Croc Hunter.
RIP Steve, keep hunting those crocs wherever you are...
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