RIP Steve Irwin

Tonks · 4 Sep 2006 at 06:02

RIP Steve Irwin aka The Crocodile Hunter

Just been on Sky news, he died in a diving accident off Australia. No links yet
Stingray barb in his chest...

NightSt@lk3r · 4 Sep 2006 at 06:05

just heard it on GMTV he was awsome R.I.P

mosehn · 4 Sep 2006 at 06:06

hes gone 1 step to far this time

Justintime · 4 Sep 2006 at 06:11

Not a follower but i know of him, sad

Nix · 4 Sep 2006 at 06:13

R.I.P.

EDIT:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/tv/1401AP_Obit_Irwin.html?source=mypi

BRISBANE, Australia -- Steve Irwin, the Australian television personality and environmentalist known as the "Crocodile Hunter," was killed Monday by a stingray during a diving expedition, Australian media said. He was 44.

Irwin was filming an underwater documentary on the Great Barrier Reef in northeastern Queensland state when the accident occurred, Sydney's The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on its Web site.

[...]

A helicopter carrying paramedics flew to the island, but he died from a stingray barb to the heart, ABC reported on its Web site.

Gilly · 4 Sep 2006 at 06:14

Oh no

He was fearless and I always wondered how he'd not managed to get himself killed before, but he was also a genuinely nice guy. You could tell that just by a couple of minutes watching how shows.

RIP

you li'l beauty

Kainz · 4 Sep 2006 at 06:20

omg, just heard about this as I'm getting ready for work here

He was a couragous fellow. RIP Mr.Irwin

Droolinggimp · 4 Sep 2006 at 06:25

My missus just called me on her way to work and told me he died during filming a stingray. He got caught in the chest apperently...

He was a man how you could say loved his job that much he would die doing it.. Sadly it has happened.

Very sad news.. He was a very good and thorughly entertaining person..

Nismo · 4 Sep 2006 at 06:26

If its true (there have been reports of him being killed before) then I'm absolutely gutted

regulus · 4 Sep 2006 at 06:26

Im shocked!!

Cant believe this happened.....

Droolinggimp · 4 Sep 2006 at 06:30

Nismo said:
If its true (there have been reports of him being killed before) then I'm absolutely gutted

I never knew that it has been reported before.. In what circumstances?

Gilly · 4 Sep 2006 at 06:31

Nismo said:
If its true (there have been reports of him being killed before) then I'm absolutely gutted

Its been reported by The Sydney Herald and by the Globe and Mail. I'd be inclined to believe it

[edit]And now CBS and the BBC

RetiredGreyFox · 4 Sep 2006 at 06:35

This guy is my hero.
RIP.

Lostkat · 4 Sep 2006 at 06:36

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1232859,00.html

Awful

mysticsniper · 4 Sep 2006 at 06:37

RIP dude

mattbrown91 · 4 Sep 2006 at 06:37

He was a great guy and made great programmes, seems his luck has run out.

Rip

Nismo · 4 Sep 2006 at 06:43

droolinggimp said:
I never knew that it has been reported before.. In what circumstances?

Cant remember exactly, probably an internet hoax rather than proper news reports.

Looking like this time its true then, RIP Steve

Lostkat · 4 Sep 2006 at 06:45

mattbrown91 said:
He was a great guy and made great programmes, seems his luck has run out.

Rip

Thing is though, Stingrays generally aren't dangerous iirc. They're quite placid animals and aquariums always have them in their touchy feely area for people to stroke. They'll only sting if they are being harassed, and the sting isn't usually deadly. I think this was just plain bad luck!

Really liked Steve Urwin and enjoyed all his programmes. He was a truly fantastic guy. RIP

Gilly · 4 Sep 2006 at 06:48

Yeah thats right. Their barbs are easily strong enough to penetrate a chest cavity, they've been known to go all the way through legs and arms in the past.

They usually go to decent lengths to get away from danger, tending to not strike unless absolutely necessary.

Fishermen wearing waders often encounter them in their own habitat and they get out of the way fairly quickly.

Smithy · 4 Sep 2006 at 06:48

Shocking, the bloke was a legend.

RIP